I liked it, I didn't think there was anything especially spectacular, but it was enjoyable enough.
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
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Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 12. -
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Common Sense says
Martin and Caine scam women. Not for young kids.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 12–13
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What Parents Need to Know
About Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Parents need to know that this movie features characters taking advantage of one another. It hints at the fact that the scam victims' money was ill-gotten, and therefore they deserve to be fleeced. No one in this film is particularly moral. If the two scammers have a fatal flaw, it's their overconfidence rather than their immorality. Steve Martin's turn as a developmentally challenged, and later, physically challenged, man plays mental and physical deficiencies for laughs.
Read our full review by Elliot Panek
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about whether those who swindle deserve to be swindled. Is there any place for such retributive vigilantism in our society? Is such a thing common? Is it okay to take advantage of the rich, just to even things out? Is being clever better than being good?
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- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
Funny movie
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
Funny slapstick but mocks both disabled and mentally challenged people
I rented this movie to watch with my 12 year old daughter, 7 year old son and husband then checked out the Common Sense review. Despite the 15+ rating my husband wanted to give it a go. So we did with alot of intrepedation on my part. Luckily, it wasn't as sexually explicit as I'd expected and there was really no violence or profane language to speak of. The biggest problem I had was that Steve Martin portrays (and as a consequence jokes at the expense of ) both a mentally challenged and a disabled person. So we spent some time after the movie discussing how that might make people who are facing those challenges feel. My 12 year old daughter was really uncomfortable with that aspect.
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