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First Sunday

(2008, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, Katt Williams)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Predictable crime comedy has some iffy content.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–14

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    At first LeeJohn and Durell, both of whom have a rap sheet, continue to engage in criminal behavior (including taking churchgoers hostage) -- but in the end they learn big lessons about taking responsibility for their actions and repenting for their ways.
  • Violence:

    Gun-wielding Caribbean gangsters threaten and punch LeeJohn and Durell. Durell brings two guns to the church, where he takes a bunch of parishioners hostage and threatens to harm them if the church's fundraising money isn't surrendered.
  • Sex:

    LeeJohn gets a sensual massage from what turns out to be a cross-dresser; Durell can hear moans, groans, and a squeaking mattress from another room in the massage parlor. Both men stare at a woman's behind, which gets a few close-ups. Tianna and Durell flirt. Omunique wears revealing, tight-fitting clothes.
  • Language:

    "Ass," "s--t," "bulls--t," etc. A woman flips LeeJohn the bird.
  • Consumerism:

    Recognizable brands include Avirex, Enyce, Sony PSP, Cadillac, Pinto, and Baltimore's transit system.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Bumper stickers that say "Honk if you like weed" two homeless people pass a bottle of liquor back and forth.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About First Sunday

Parents need to know that this movie -- which stars popular comic actors Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan -- starts out as a heist comedy but ends up more like a Tyler Perry film, with a sentimental, moral message about taking responsibility and never giving up hope. Language is milder than in other PG-13 films but is present (including "ass" and "s--t"), as is the central violent act of taking a group of parishioners hostage in a church. There's no outright sex, but a character does overhear some shenanigans in a massage parlor, and a man receives a sensual massage from what turns out to be a cross-dresser.

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Wisconsin
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0

    i laughed

    it was really funny

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 13 and give it 0.0

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Okay

    It was NOT as good as i thought it would be. I expected it to be much better. At first it was really, really boring. Then about 1/3ay through the movie (when they break into the church it got MUCH better! It suddenly caught my interest and became fun to watch instead of being boring. I say it is appropriate for 13+.

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Indiana
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    i laughed

    This movie was funny in the begioning you would be like what but the at the end you will say this movie was funny,emonitional,more funny... Every body should see this movie if you dont youre a lame!!!!! Go see it in movies now!!!!!!!!!

  8. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

  9. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    it was a good movie

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