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Derailed

(2005, Rated R, Drama, Starring Jennifer Aniston, Clive Owen, RZA)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    Unimaginative, dumb thriller is too much for kids.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Blackmail, adultery, and very angry, mean, and smug villains.
  • Violence:

    Bloody beat downs, stabbings, and a shooting. Sexual violence.
  • Sex:

    Sexual adultery; woman showering blurrily glimpsed through shower door; conversations about the adultery.
  • Language:

    Frequent cursing (f-word, s-word, "ass"); sexual/genital and racist slang (f-word and n-word).
  • Consumerism:

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

    Drinking in a bar, some smoking by villains.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Derailed

Parents need to know that this movie is premised on an adulterous affair. It includes frequent images of bloody violence: a shooting, several stabbings, fist fights, and the start of a rape. Characters smoke and drink, curse frequently ("f--k" in various forms, "s--t," slang for genitals). Characters lie to each other incessantly, and the hero's triumph is based in a lie that he agrees to keep secret with the detective. References are made to a daughter's illness, with images as well of her injections and a difficult-breathing episode.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the persistent costs of cheating, the ugliness of lying and blackmailing. How do the villains embody threats to the suburban ideal? How does the commuter train/the city represent a site of temptation?

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Negative role models

    Although I would not recommend this for young children and many seem to disagree with me, I absolutely LOVED this movie! I loved seeing Jennifer in such a different light and the twists and turns kept me insanely interested. I read a review that said it is not a memorable movie, but I can't stop thinking about it! I really like it even better the next day.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Very Suspenseful! I love these types of Thriller!

    The overall movie was one of the best movies I had seen, probably in my top 10. However, even for a kid my age (15), this is not appropriate for minors under 16 or 17. There is a wide range of violence and gore including sexual violence (rape) but nothing is shown. Two married people commit adultery by having sex in a hotel room. Also the man must pay a man blackmailing him a large sum of money. This happens to be the money he and his wife were saving for years to pay for their cancerous daughters operation. There also is a lot of language including the MF-word as well as the f-word used in a sexual sense. Great movie. The end really made me hate the antagonist even more. Unfortunately, this movie contains adult material and should not be viewed by anyone under the age of 16 even with parental accompaniment.

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Delaware
    I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it 3.0

    MINUTE TO MINUTE TWISTER

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Indiana
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0

    This movie shows WAY too much

    This movie goes too far. There is just some things no one wants to see in a movie. Grant it, it does try to rectify the act toward the end, but the damage is done!

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0

    cry

    its for grown people.

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