I saw this when I was 14, and honestly I think it's one of the best movies out there. Only thing that bothered me when I first saw it was the unconventional sex.
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Fight Club
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Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 16. -
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Common Sense says
Lurid, twisted, and violent. Not for kids.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16–18
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What Parents Need to Know
About Fight Club
Parents need to know that this movie is wayyyy cool in terms of style and flip cynicism, and it's also wayyyy lurid, twisted, and violent. Older teens can hopefully take the over-the-top, R-rated cult hit as a dark-humored novelty act. It derives from a novel by trendy author Chuck Palahniuk. You wouldn't want kids to use either as a blueprint for behavior, which includes hazing-style beatings, vandalism, and bombings.
Read our full review by Charles Cassady Jr.
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the cynicism and anarchy shown here. What pushes the main characters to behave that way? Why do the narrator and Marla have a fascination with self-help groups? How are the extremely flawed characters here somehow likeable?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
I liked it.
- I rate this title on for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
funny bloody violence 16 over
the movie is okay cool fighting some parts and alot of funny parts truth is 16 and over because it has some scenes of nudity and bloody violence worth watching not worth buying
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Good Book, Fantastic Movie
Great Movie....If Your a Fan Of The Movie Go Read It haha! brief sex scenes, violence is over the top and not too bad...but what grabs you in is the Great Story telling, and Tyler's behavior will make you wonder for hours...
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
THIS MOVIE RULES!!!! HIS NAME IS ROBERT PAULSON!
Good beat em up film! with a suprising twist! it is quite violent and has few brief sex scenes and one really long one
- I rate this title iffy for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
Spectacular Film with a Novel Twist, but Way Too Graphic and Disturbing for Under 16.
This is a fantastic film; one of my favorites. The performances were astoundingly good. The story was amazingly thourough. And the twist... oh man! Mind-blowing! Up there with spectacular twists like the ones in The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Identity, etc. I enormously reccommend this film to any movie fan!
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
ok
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
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- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
Amazing movie, but difficult to understand at a young age.
I watched it first when I was 11, and loved the plot twist, and I watched it again when I was 13 and understood it much better. Performed the chemical burn scene with my best friend for my 8th grade graduation speech. The violence is symbolic for something much deeper than just being a "man" and as a girl, i enjoyed it more than most of my male friends. amazing movie. the sex isn't anything that 12 year olds haven't seen before (the internet, their friends even), and i'm kind of desensitized to violence in general. great movie... just, great movie.
- I rate this title on for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
Super awesome!
I watched this movie when I was 12 and loved it. A few parts it was gruesome, and a brief sex scene. However the deep story and twist ending along with the brilliant characters make this one of my top 5 films.
Lives in AlabamaI rate this title on for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
awesome movie!
Great movie! Not for younger children.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
Graphic Dark Comedy is Entertaining
If you hate sex, violence, and language skip this one, if not enjoy yourself its pretty funny.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
Amazing!
I saw this when I was fourteen, my kids will too.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
this would be ok for 13 and up. the worst part is the social behavior (which is very antisocial) and violence and language. sexual content is moderate and drug content is mild. for violence there are 2 graphic scenes.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
Dang...
Fight Club is the ultimate guy movie. but um, helo did enyone else notice the graphic sex scene(even though it's very short). this movie is so awsome, I loved it, the end makes you feel good. a deffinet rent for a guy night, but women probubly wouldn't find it entertaning insted just gross. if your kid knows how these things work(sex) and knows not to repete the many bad words you WILL hear I'd say it's ok. this movie is so funny I LOVE it . deffinetly watch it!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Brilliance, if it floats your boat.
The book was fantastic on its own, and the movie Fight Club simply wraps both up into a nice soapy and satirical package. If the acting, the philosophy, and the infamous ending plot twist aren't enough to get you snared into this story, then there's always the flashes of Tyler (the deranged political activist of this story) and his pornography, the very original music, and even Ikea tables to reign you back in. Needless to say, this flick isn't for kids, unless you know them well enough. I first saw it at thirteen, and, not being easily shocked, got a grasp of the philosophy quickly enough and was able to look past the flashes of porn and the swearing and drinking and smoking and even the twisted characters to understand what was behind it. So, if your kids are more intellectual and you don't mind them seeing things such as this and think they're mature enough to handle it, then go ahead. It all, of course, depends upon personal opinion, but this movie is rated R for a reason, is all I'm saying. It's a thoroughly enjoyable movie, and don't let the title deceive you: this fight club is more than the usual testosterone battle that you'd expect - it's a whole world of testicular cancer, beautiful and unique snowflakes, and, of course, soap.
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
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| 80% | of parents say it's too violent |
| 60% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 40% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 40% | of parents say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking |
| 40% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
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