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Air Force One
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Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 13. -
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Common Sense says
Ford makes farfetched action-hero-prez electable.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Air Force One
Parents need to know that violence in the film includes close-range shootings of innocent hostages, and death threats to women and an adolescent girl. There is also scattered profanity, but in general the R-rating is pretty surprising; seems the MPAA has slapped PG-13s on nastier films than this.
Read our full review by Charles Cassady Jr.
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the actions undertaken by President Marshall. Should a U.S. president perform lone-wolf heroics like that? You can educate kids about the post-Cold War time period. Going further back, cite presidents who were war heroes and whether that translated into good leadership or not (compare George Washington to Ulysses S. Grant, for example). What did kids think of all the Cabinet bickering about authority and command protocol while President Marshall was in jeopardy?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
A family movie!
- I rate this title on for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
e.g. Perfect for older kids, but not for tweens
i love this movie but this movie contains things that kids or some adolescents should not see especially the violence and some bad words like they say the f word 2 times (gary oldman) when he says "get the f**k in the air" and "stop with your f***kin lies" (to harrison ford)
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
Soft-R Action Movie that's Worth Watching
Air Force One is a very good movie for the action genre. The acting is well done and the premise holds up and it kept me interested throughout the film. 80's action movie fans will be pleasantly surprised and entertained. Parents should know that Air Force One is a soft-R. The language is that of a strong PG-13 (a couple of s**ts, 1 f**k, and other lesser words) and there is no sex, not even innuendo, in this film. The action is mostly gun violence aboard a plane, with bloody shoot outs, executions, betrayals, and a neck-snapping. The action is some-what strong, but not over-the-top, or extreme. If a parent is concerned about their kid watching this film, I suggest they watch it with them. Both you and your kid will have a fun time.
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Bloody....
I'm thirteen myself and I have to say this movie was a bit inappropriate for me it contains pretty brutal cold blooded killing and also a scene where the main terrorist (Gary Oldman) cruelly kills a woman to make the president do something rash and reveal himself. The only swearing I really paid any attention to was the president frequently saying goddamn.
Lives in FloridaI rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
HECKA GOOD!!!
Great movie! The R rating is pretty much for the violence. The violence is pretty iffy for a R movie. A little more and it probaly would've been rated NC-17. Language is quite mild. Couple uses of s--t, one use of f--k, and son of a b---h. Go besides that and it's a great movie.
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