Dumb and dumber is the best movie ever made. Jim carrey is great and so is jeff daniels. Only for children 10 and up and I mean iffy. This movie has many bad, gross-out, and great jokes it's great. A must rent. the best movie ever made.
Dumb and Dumber
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Common Sense says
The caviar of low-brow, gross-out comedy.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–14
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Dumb and Dumber was written by Scott G. Mignola
Parents need to know that this movie is unapologetically crass. The Farrelly Brothers deliver nonstop, gut-churning laughs for adults as well as kids; however, parents of preteens should be advised of slapstick violence and moderate sexual content. It's your call, parents, as to whether you want your preteens seeing this. The PG-13 rating -- for comedic violence, explosive bowels, and sexual situations -- is a sound recommendation for your supervision. Teenagers will laugh themselves sore. Adults who believe they're above this sort of thing may find themselves pleasantly mistaken.
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What’s the Story?
Imbecile roommates Lloyd (Jim Carrey) and Harry (Jeff Daniels) give up their low-profile jobs and their dreams of opening a worm store to track down a lovely acquaintance of Lloyd's named Mary (Lauren Holly) and return to her the briefcase she left at the airport. Little do they know that Mary ditched the case on purpose, that it's full of ransom money, and that the pair of thugs sent to retrieve it are hot on their tail. Bumbling along in a van revamped to look like a sheepdog, Lloyd and Harry avoid being murdered several times over by sheer dumb luck. They arrive in Aspen, find Mary, and become entangled in a clumsy kidnapping plot, but the true test of their friendship comes when the two friends enter into a competition for the same girl's affection.
Is It Any Good?
Brothers Peter and Bobby Farrelly elevate bodily fluid humor to as high a level as low art can climb. They know what's funny, and they throw it on the screen regardless of how vulgar or political incorrect it is. There's a gleefulness in that for adults -- it's like being back on the elementary school playground, laughing at somebody making rude noises with a hand cupped to his armpit. Few teens will have trouble surrendering to its raw charm.
Jeff Daniels, from whom we don't expect this kind of behavior, is impressively moronic in one of the two title roles. Jim Carrey is restrained just enough to keep us wanting more, and shows glimpses of the acting ability that would win him critical praise for The Truman Show. The movie only really fails when it abandons its stars in pursuit of a lame kidnapper/hitman subplot. If it loses gas altogether at the end, that should be expected of something propelled by so much gas early on.
Movie Details
Studio: New Line Cinema, Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Run time: 106 minutes
Theatrical release: 1/1/1994, DVD release: 9/2/2003
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for gross-out humor and sexual themes.
Run time: 106 minutes
Theatrical release: 1/1/1994, DVD release: 9/2/2003
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for gross-out humor and sexual themes.
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
The greatest movie ever made!
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I rate this title on for age 16 and give it
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very funny 16 over
funny movie i saw the unrated one truth is if you see the unrated one you have to be 16 and over but very funny
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
This is a really funny movie that probably anybody would like . The " s " word is used one or two times in the movie . And there is a little sex . There's one bad scene though that should probably be skipped .
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Great... But Innapropriate
Hilarious, goofy and awesome but still very innapropriate.
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I rate this title off for age 13 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
HORRIBLE!!
This movie is horrid! I saw it without my kids and it has terrible role models . It teaches you to think being dumb is cool and funny . But it's not , you'll just look like a big weirdo . Language is EXTREMELY STRONG FOR PG- 13 They said the ' d ' word!!!! The ' d ' word should never be used ever . Don't watch this movie ever!!!
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I rate this title off for age 11 and give it
i laughed till i had to pee
very funny guy in underpants ehhhhh weird laungauge okay part were lloyd is driving he falls asleep him mary kissing mary slowly takes of his dress lloyd takes off jacket camera back to mary takes down her shirt part were breast are are just lights of a truck.butt showing
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
Very Funny.....
This movie is very funny! I own the PG-13 version, and there is something you missed in sexual content. Lloyd starts dreaming when he is driving in the car. He goes into a room with Mary where they start to kiss passionately. They stop and step away from each other, and Mary slowly removes her dress. The camera goes back to Lloyd where he starts to take of his jacket (no nudity). It goes back to Mary where you see her face and shoulders only (her dress is off), and the camera slowly lowers down her body where headlights are blinking in place of breasts. Lloyd is staring at them.
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
Okay...........
It was okay for me.
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
FUNNY!
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
FUNNIEST MOVIE EVER MADE!
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
Classic
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
Pretty Funny!
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I rate this title off for age 0 and give it
I was aghast
I should never have allowed my 8 year old to see this! It actually shows a hostile man sexually threatening Jim Carey in a bathroom stall (and exposing himself). Talk about not doing your homework before coming home with a movie! Very crass references to women, female body parts, and sex. Do not let any kid under 15 watch this!
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
SO FUNNY... But inappropriate for kids under 11
Vary, vary inappropriate for I'd almost say ANYONE under 15 but I'm 11 and I loved the dumb things they say!
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
Ultimate Lowbrow/Road Trip Comedy
This is Jim Carrey's funniest film, but many jokes are very crude and inappropriate for younger audiences. I'd say it's good for ages 13 or so and up.
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
Classic.
Comedy, baby. Comedy.
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| 100% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
| 50% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 50% | of parents say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking |
| 50% | of parents say they notice product placement |
| 50% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
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