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We enable adults to determine whether a movie is appropriate for them or their children, according to their own criteria. Unlike the MPAA we do not assign an inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE & PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10. We also explain in detail why a film rates high or low in a specific category, and we include instances of SUBSTANCE USE, a list of DISCUSSION TOPICS that may elicit questions from kids and MESSAGES the film conveys. Again, unlike the MPAA, we do not make age-specific recommendations. Since our system is based on objective standards, not the viewer's age or the artistic merits of a film, we enable adults to determine whether a movie is appropriate for their children according to their own criteria...

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Speed Racer - 2.5.3

The Racer family (John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Emile Hirsch and Paulie Litt) has built racecars for many years and has always been successful. After the eldest son (Scott Porter) is... [2:15 - PG]

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What Happens in Vegas - 5.4.4

A woman and a man (Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher) are in Las Vegas to forget their romantic and professional troubles, spend the evening together drinking, gambling and casino... [1:39 - PG-13]

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Iron Man - 4.7.5

Based on the Marvel comic series: A man (Robert Downey Jr.) who has been at the helm of a weapons manufacturing company for years is taken hostage in the Middle East while demonstrating... [2:06 - PG-13]

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Made of Honor - 6.4.5

A woman (Michelle Monaghan) about to get married and move to Scotland, asks her best friend, who happens to be a man (Patrick Dempsey), to be her "maid of honor"... [1:41 - PG-13]

[complete content analysis]


Redbelt - 3.6.8

A man (Chiwetel Ejiofor) running a Jiu-Jitsu school struggles to make ends meet until he saves a celebrity (Tim Allen) in a bar fight and it seems possible that he can finally turn his... [1:39 - R]

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The Visitor - 2.2.5

A widowed middle-aged professor from Connecticut (Richard Jenkins) finds two illegal immigrants living in the apartment he has kept for 20 years in New York City. They are a Syrian... [1:48 - PG-13]

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Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay - 9.6.10

Harold (John Cho) remembers the moment he and Vanessa (Paula Garces) shared an elevator from the previous adventure and boards a plane to Amsterdam to join her... [1:42 - R]

[complete content analysis]


Expelled - 1.3.1

A documentary supporting the idea that Intelligent Design is being censored from scientific discussions of biology. We hear from several people who argue that they lost their jobs... [1:30 - PG]

[complete content analysis]


Baby Mama - 5.3.5

A 37-year-old, very successful businesswoman (Tina Fey) feels that the time has come for her to have a child. She has no significant other in her life and determines that she... [1:36 - PG-13]

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Deception - 8.7.6

An audit manager (Ewan McGregor) working late hours in a law firm is befriended by a man (Hugh Jackman), who presents himself as a successful attorney, and introduces him... [1:48 - R]

[complete content analysis]


Young @ Heart - 3.3.3

Documentary on the Young at Heart Chorus, a senior choir in Northampton, Maine. With an average age of 81, the choir is best known for their unexpected performances of songs... [1:50 - PG]

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