The Family Man
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Is it age appropriate?
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Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 13. -
Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Pleasant movie despite some predictability.
Why We Rated This
for Ages 13 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Family Man
Parents need to know that the movie has some mature themes, including sexual references and situations. Jack is very nice to a woman he slept with, but it is clear that there is no intimacy between them. He and his wife start to have sex, but when he says something she finds inappropriate, she stops him. A woman suggests an affair, and Jack's friend tells him that it would be disastrous: "Don't screw up your whole life just because you're a little unsure about who you are." The movie does make it clear that loving, married sex is the ideal. Characters repeatedly turn to liquor to relieve stress, and a character makes a joke about his wife's drinking. There is some strong language.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about some of the "roads not taken" they still think about, and what they think their lives would be like now if they had made another choice.
- How do we make choices?
- What do we do when circumstances make choices for us?
- What do you think the angel will do for the young woman who accepted too much change?
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