this movie is a kid friendly comedy about a boy who lies to much and those lies get him into a lot of trouble. There for teaching the child a lesson about how lies can effect what happens to you and how easy it is to lose trust and get yourself into bad situations. Kids under 6 will find the mild peril slightly scary and won't understand the film. But this movie is a great film for all kids 7 and UP.
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Big Fat Liar
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Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
Really likeable family comedy.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Big Fat Liar
Parents need to know that while this movie's theme is the importance of telling the truth and being trustworthy, the message is a little mixed. In order to prove that he was telling the truth about finishing his story, Jason and Kaylee have to lie, steal, vandalize, and generally behave in an irresponsible and illegal manner, even by the standards of comic fantasy. And at the end, Jason's parents are proud of him for proving that he was not lying. One small bright spot worth mentioning is that all of Jason's efforts are intended to show that he was telling the truth.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about why people lie and how it feels not to be trusted. When someone is caught in a lie, how can he or she regain the trust of those who have been disappointed? Would you like to see the movie based on Jason's story? What do you think it would be like?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
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a kid friendly comedy
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
great for older kids
I think big fat liar is a great comedy for older kids and i cracked up the first time i saw it
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
Good for tweens and older
The movie protrays the consequenses of lying in an interesting way. The movie is full of slap-stick comedy that is fun for the whole family. We have seen this movie several times and still laugh at it.
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
One bad role model, one great movie
I LOL at this movie and I've seen it, like, 50 times, but it's definitely appropriate. Paul Giamotti doesn't play a very good role model in this film, but you'll get a kick out of him. I recommend this movie for a 'Family Film Night'. It just gets better and better each time you watch it!
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
Easy-going kids movie
This movie is light and has a good message for kids. The main character lies his way out of hard situations in the beginning of the movie and faces hard reprocussions. The main character takes it hard when his lying causes in the loss of his father's trust and he resorts to desperate measures, in so doing, decieving his parents once again. The antagonist is a sleazy Hollywood producer who a) hits the main character with a car and doesn't willingly apologize and b) steals a script and lies about it, as well as being rude and innapropriate. This movie teaches hard lessons about trust and lying, the plot is original, the acting is above average, and the characters are well developed. Overall, a great family movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Entertaining at least....not much else there.
The only good word to describe it is "entertaining". Other than at, everything is bad. It is mean-spirited and gives the impression that it is okay to run away and play tricks on your granny and then ruin the life of someone else. All that is okay as long as you say sorry and tell the truth. SAY WHAT?!?!? It just doesn;t send the right message.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
eh...
it's okay to watch about twice. after that it gets sooo boring. watch it with friends while gossiping about ramdom people in your school. lol just kidding. seriously, though....
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Sweet Movie!
This movie is a perfect family comedy-it's got a plot, a "villian", and funny movie candid scenes!
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
Ok.
This movie was clean and a bit funny but overall superficial and stupid. Amanda and Frankie were very bad with the acting.Also this movie seemed to be mean spirited.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Big Fat Liar a Big Fat good movie!
This movie has a good message. It's that the truth is not overrated. There is a lot of product placement though, mostly because a lot of the movie takes place in Universal Studios.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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