good movie but says the n word way to much
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Get Rich or Die Tryin'
(2005, Rated R, Drama, Starring Terrence Howard, Curtis `50 Cent` Jackson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17. -
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Common Sense says
Mythic tale based on 50 Cent's life; not for kids.
Why We Rated This 
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What Parents Need to Know
About Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Parents need to know that younger teens are going to want to see this movie. It includes frequent violence (shooting, stabbing, fist fights) and its consequences (loss of friends and family, funerals, desires for revenge and discussions of alternatives). The hero appears in the hospital, in emergency surgery, and near death, as the film flashes back to his birth in a diner. A woman is burned to death in her home (her killer claims to have raped her first, though we don't see this). The hero starts his drug dealing career as a child, shoots rivals, and is shot himself, in a brutal scene shown twice. Prisoners fight in a shower, showing naked bodies and bloody effects of stabbing and beating. One sex scene includes close-ups of body parts. Dialogue and lyrics include frequent cursing (including "f--k" and the "N" word).
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about Marcus' choices: to be a drug dealer (to "get paid") or to try another route to "get out of the ghetto." How does the movie make Marcus sympathetic despite the fact that we see him shoot another dealer? How does this story add to the myth that 50 Cent has created about his life? Does the movie glamorize a violent lifestyle? Do your kids think this movie is true?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
I Would not Watch it at all.
I take it as bad as a 2 min. sex sence.
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give it
Awesome but not for kids!
An awesome movie, but keep it away from kids!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
greatt movie
i love this movie ♥ its great i also love 50 ♥
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give it
must see film for anyone over 18
great movie based on true events..not for kids.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
My opinoin
i think this is good movie cause it shows kids how, and what could happen if you sold drugs and it shows parents the reflect on kids when you neglect them
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Surprise...it's an "art movie"
Having expected this to glamorize rap, money and violence in a toxic, intoxicating head-trip, I was shocked to find it was a sensitive art movie...primarily...with many levels of meaning and a lack of sensationalism. A friend said, "No wonder, look who the director was." (My Left Foot, In The Name Of The Father, The Boxer, In America) Having followed Common Sense Media since it launched, I was sooo proud to find that your review did justice to this picture. I was expecting a big STOP sign. What I love about this movie is that it shows a life nobody would want to lead filled with people who are appealing and real even when they are awful and worth avoiding. Any movie in which Bill Duke puts in one of the more predictable and superficial performances has got to be a movie with REALLY great character acting, because Duke is always good+. I'm not sure I "enjoyed" this movie, but it will not surprise me if I think about it for the rest of my life. Especially Grandma! Thank God for Grandma's. PHIL :)
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
let your kids go but talk to them
kids are exposed to the kind of mythmaking spin this movie exudes every day. they have to learn how to separate the wheat from the chaff. Let them go see this glorification of violence and greed. They're going to go anyway. But it's so morally bankrupt that you have to point that out otherwise they might buy it all hook line and sinker
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Actually a Good Story
The message is what brings this up to 'Pause.' It shows that anyone can come up off the streets and make a life for themselves. A good message to depressed people who think they have the worst life ever it shows that there may be worse things out there.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
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