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Bowfinger

(1999, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Heather Graham, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 13.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Entertaining, great actors but not a home run.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–15

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Character imagines racial slights.
  • Violence:

    Mild comic peril, some gross.
  • Sex:

    Many sexual references, character uses sex for professional advancement, played as humorous.
  • Language:

    Some
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Social drinking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Bowfinger

Parents need to know that the movie has a number of sexual references. The character played by Heather Graham has (offscreen) sex with just about every other character (male and female) purely to advance her career. While this is played for humor, without any suggestion that she is being exploited (quite the other way around), parents may want to talk to kids who see this movie about this behavior, as well as the choices Bowfinger himself makes by cheating, stealing, blackmailing, and lying to get his movie made.

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    Haha this movie is so funny, it's really creative on how his movie gets made. I'm looking to go into the film bussiness and this showed me how things work haha.

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Utah
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    Mostly funny, some sexual humor

    Having studied film and worked on films I found most of the jokes hilarious. There is a lot of mild sexual humor, so it may not be for everyone.

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Great movie! Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy are very funny!

    OK!! So this is a very funny movie and the stars are fantastic!!! One of the funniest movies. Leonard Maltin is an old grouch without a sence of humor!!! I watched it with Aunt "The Big Pink Puppy" Kathy! SD (my brob brob) did not watch this until I showed him it! My brother watched Big Momma with the Big Baby Pink Puppy! Eddie murphy's best! Steve Martin is funny,too! Sex is an issue! Commonsense is right by 13+! Bravo globs!

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