Movie Ratings That Actually Work    Become a Member

"One of the 50 Coolest Websites...they simply tell it like it is" - TIME

Annie | 2014 | PG | - 2.3.3

An updated telling of the classic tale of a foster child (Quvenzhané Wallis) taken in by a wealthy man (Jamie Foxx), initially as a publicity ploy; However, he soon learns that she means more to him than his political aspirations. Also with Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David Zayas and Cameron Diaz. Directed by Will Gluck. [1:58]

SEX/NUDITY 2 - A man and a woman kiss. A woman leans across a table to kiss a man and he pushes her face away. A man and a woman in a movie hug. A man and a woman dance close together in a club scene.
 A woman wears a low-cut dress that reveals cleavage and bare shoulders when a man comes to the door and she makes several suggestive remarks ("People come for the bathroom and stay for the bedroom, if you know what I mean") and gestures (winking and facial gestures) that the man doesn't seem to comprehend. A man appears to be smitten with a woman and she yells at and insults him repeatedly. A woman appears smitten with a man and makes mildly suggestive remarks to him.
 A man and a woman compliment each other's appearance awkwardly. A man thinks that a woman is a prostitute when she approaches his car on the street (she is insulted and storms off). A man thinks a man is trying to solicit him when he approaches his car in the street. A preteen girl talks about a girl punching a boy in the face (she liked him).
 A woman wears a deeply cut dress that reveals cleavage, bare shoulders and back. An animated mermaid is shown wearing a coconut shell bikini top that reveals bare upper chest, shoulders and abdomen. A woman wears low-cut tops and dresses in several scenes.

VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - A woman in a movie scene opens her mouth and we see many very pointed teeth.
 Three people in a car are chased by police and people in a helicopter before they stop and are arrested. Two teen boys run through city streets, chasing a dog until they corner it and throw stones at it; a preteen girl follows the boys telling them to stop and falls in a street as a van speeds toward her, and a man scoops her up and to safety. We see a woman talking on a cell phone as the phone begins to smoke and she yells that she has been burned by it (she holds her hand up and we see a discoloration on her hand). A preteen girl hits another preteen girl in the face. A woman stumbles and falls on the floor (no injuries are evident).
 A preteen girl runs through city streets and subway stations alone during the day and at night in several scenes. A preteen girl climbs up a fire escape and into an apartment window hoping not to be seen. A woman swings her purse around in a man's apartment and knocks over a vase on a table breaking it.
 A woman squirts several girls with a water bottle to wake them up while yelling about cleaning up their apartment before an appointment saying, "Clean like your life depends on it, cuz it does." A woman punches a man in the face.
 A mouse skitters on a floor and a woman puts a plastic container over it as a guest arrives at the door. A preteen girl plays with a lobster. A preteen girls sees a man's hairpiece on a head form and she panics seeing him with no hair.
 Several teen girls sing a song that includes a repeated lyric, "We get kicked." A preteen girl talks about a girl punching a boy in the face (she liked him) and that the girl got suspended. A woman yells at a preteen girl and calls her names when she sneaks into her apartment after dark. A teenage girl says, "I hate her so much," about her foster parent. After meeting and greeting many people at a publicity event, a man says, "Hose me down, I feel like I'm on fire," as he squirts hand sanitizer into his mouth. A preteen girl says, "Luck is for suckers." A teenage girl in foster care says, "No one wants a teenager," speaking about adoption. A woman complains about losing her chance for fame and celebrity and says, "I was one of Hootie's Blowfish." A preteen girl asks a man, "What's the hussle?" A man refers to people as hobos and is quickly corrected. A man says, "They steal information," about cell phone companies. A man says that people in an audience at a charitable event are, "Oozing with liberal guilt." A student talks about President William Henry Harrison and how he died of pneumonia shortly after taking office. A student talks about President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his New Deal which provided many poor and suffering people work. A man says of a dog, "It's licking its own hoo-haa." A woman says to a man, "You vomited on a homeless man."
 A man eats a mouthful of mashed potatoes and then spits them out (the potatoes splatter onto a man on the other side of the serving table); we see this scene repeated many times on video screens of various sizes. A woman gags while flying in a helicopter and asks if anybody else is dizzy. A man and a preteen girl spit out food that the girl has prepared fro them, twice. A man spits out marshmallows. A man spits out burned toast and feeds the rest of his plate of food to a dog. A man spits water onto the floor. A man says, "Don't pee in my ear and tell me it's hot rain." A woman sprays herself with fabric deodorizer.

LANGUAGE 3 - 1 scatological term, 2 anatomical terms (1 mild), 4 mild obscenities (one not fully enunciated), name-calling (rat, smart mouth, monster, hobos, Batman, pantsuit, Jimmy Neutron, bro, 5 hour energy, idiot, insane, brats, evil, gross, crazy, workaholics, parasites, bitter), exclamations (shut-up), 4 religious exclamations (e.g. Oh My God, Sweet Lord, ).

SUBSTANCE USE - A woman grabs a bottle of alcohol after yelling at a preteen girl in her care, a woman and foster care person responsible for several teen and preteen girls appears drunk in several scenes, and people are shown drinking alcohol in a bar/club scene.

DISCUSSION TOPICS - Orphans, foster care, illiteracy, adoption, greed, political campaigns and strategies, publicity, promises, disappointment, politics, mysophobia, fate, fame, miracles, trust, betrayal, family.

MESSAGE - Play the cards you're dealt.

CAVEATS

Be aware that while we do our best to avoid spoilers it is impossible to disguise all details and some may reveal crucial plot elements.

We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and older reviews are not as complete & accurate as recent ones; we plan to revisit and correct older reviews as resources and time permits.

Our ratings and reviews are based on the theatrically-released versions of films; on video there are often Unrated, Special, Director's Cut or Extended versions, (usually accurately labelled but sometimes mislabeled) released that contain additional content, which we did not review.


how to
support us

PLEASE DONATE

We are a totally independent website with no connections to political, religious or other groups & we neither solicit nor choose advertisers. You can help us keep our independence with a donation.

NO MORE ADS!

Become a member of our premium site for just $1/month & access advance reviews, without any ads, not a single one, ever. And you will be helping support our website & our efforts.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

We welcome suggestions & criticisms -- and we accept compliments too. While we read all emails & try to reply we don't always manage to do so; be assured that we will not share your e-mail address.

how to
support us

PLEASE DONATE

We are a totally independent website with no connections to political, religious or other groups & we neither solicit nor choose advertisers. You can help us keep our independence with a donation.

NO MORE ADS!

Become a member of our premium site for just $2/month & access advance reviews, without any ads, not a single one, ever. And you will be helping support our website & our efforts.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

We welcome suggestions & criticisms -- and we will accept compliments too. While we read all emails & try to reply we do not always manage to do so; be assured that we will not share your e-mail address.

Subscribe to our newsletter

Subscribe to our newsletter

Know when new reviews are published
We will never sell or share your email address with anybody and you can unsubscribe at any time

You're all set! Please check your email for confirmation.

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This