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(2000, Rated PG-13, Drama, Starring Ben Affleck, Natasha Henstridge, Gwyneth Paltrow)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 12.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Entertaining story of fate, alcoholism, and love.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 12–14

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.

  • Violence:

    Sad death in plane crash

  • Sex:

    Sexual references and situations, including one-night stand

  • Language:

    Brief strong language

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Character abuses alcohol, character tries to give up smoking
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Bounce

Parents need to know that Buddy is an alcoholic who makes an embarrassing acceptance speech when his firm gets an advertising award. He goes into rehab. When he gets out, he almost takes a drink. Abby smokes as a way of getting over an addiction to nicotine gum. A character mentions that he's gay. Characters wake up in bed together after a one-night stand. There's brief strong language.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how, after someone dies, the survivors may feel angry and guilty. Buddy, Abby, and Abby's son all feel guilty for the death of Abby's husband. How do they show it? How do they resolve it? Both Buddy and Abby lied at their first meeting -- why? And why did Buddy notice the way Abby jumped up to remove the toilet paper from the girl's shoe? What did he learn from that?
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