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Fun with Dick and Jane

(2005, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Alec Baldwin, Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni)
  • 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

    So-so comedy; not likely to interest kids.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–14

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Wronged by the corrupt system, the couple gets even, never rejecting the consumerist ethos that gets them in trouble in the first place.
  • Violence:

    Dick and Jane rob convenience stores and banks with toy guns; he's beaten, arrested, and dumped over the Mexican border by the INS.
  • Sex:

    Jokes about prostitution, a married couple "makes a date" for sex; a woman refers to her breasts as "pooties" excited by a robbery, they have sex in their car (scene is brief and jokey).
  • Language:

    Mild language ("screwed," "piss," s-word, one mispronunciation that sounds like the s-word, one f-word).
  • Consumerism:

    References to Starbucks, cars (BMWs, Mercedes), Sony Vaio, Camel cigarettes, Fanta, Bounty paper towels.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Drinking and drunkenness, references to cigarettes and marijuana (as a cash crop, and a single joint on screen).
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Fun with Dick and Jane

Parents need to know that this comedy includes some cursing and broad physical, occasionally violent comedy. Characters drink and act drunkenly; they make jokes about sex (with two scenes leaning toward activity, one in a married couple's bed and one in the car). Characters steal, lie, blackmail, and cheat to get money.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the day laborers joke: while it may be funny to see Dick mistaken for "Mexican," how does this situation speak to real concerns for poor immigrants? Do Dick and Jane learn any moral lessons from their ordeal?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    Awesome for Tweens+

    Really good movie. Some sexual scencs. A lot of violence but tweens can handle it. Language isn't that bad. A few swear words here and there.

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message
    • Negative role models

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    yo holla dis movie b madd phresh

    ay yo, dis b iaintbnoswaggajacka54, cuz i aint jack no1s swagga and i b from area fiddy fo, so holla at mi biiddies, word up. but yo, yall circwle up round da mike wile i b makin sum lines up bout dis movy, iight, yo i walk down da street, and i c dis movy in da movy feata, so i see it, den all deez pimps try2 hok a brova up wit sum popcorn, but i like nah, yuh dig

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate language

    Funny? Yes Appropriat? No.

    Jim Carrey makes this movie hilarious, and will make any family with all ages crack up. However, it is pretty innapropriat. The only thing that concerned me was the swearing.

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 4.0

    This movie is really funny. Its not that innapropriate but kids wouldn't really like it or understand it that well if they were under 11. The sex scene is a little inaapropriate....

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Oklahoma
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    My Favorite Movie Ever

    I thought this movie was hilarious.It had a couple parts of strong language.I think it would be appropriate for kids aged 11 or 12 and up.

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    very funny

    Great movie with some iffy parts I reccmond this movie for kids 11-12 and up

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Iowa
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 2.0

    Funny

    A breif scene know your kid hardly a pg-13 film.With my kids I skip a scen soI think a 11 year old audence should be fine with me but if ou see the whole thing be at least 12

  8. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

  9. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    I thougt it was funny

    Lots of the parts were funny and exciting. It was really funny and fun for kids over 10.

  10. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

  11. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 2.0

  12. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    wonderful

  13. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Pretty good

  14. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 4.0

    Carrey is funny!

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

    Awsome movie

    I recommend it for anyone 9 and up

  16. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    ok

    Wasen't the best movie.

  17. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Awesome!

    I thought that this movie was hilarious it had some crude humor but it was pretty mild. It also had a moral so that got some points from my parents as well! I thought it was appropriatly rated and should be allowed for ages 10+

  18. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    ahhhh

    it was ok.. didnt stick to any 1 subject long enough.

  19. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 3.0

    get a life so so fake

    this movie was horrible !!!!!!!! there were some funny parts but it took half da movie to get to um!! it also had a really bad part were dey talk bout having sex den dey show dem do it and dere was a brief talk bout prostitution and otha varius skeems that r against the law

  20. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Great Movie!

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