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Good Will Hunting
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Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 16. -
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Common Sense says
A story of troubled youth. Mature teens.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Good Will Hunting
Parents need to know that this movie has very strong, all-but-incessant profanity and sexual references.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about friendship and how Will overcame his bad childhood.
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Lives in TexasI rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it- Lives in MarylandI rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Pretty good
OMG! MATT DAMON IS SOOO HOT!!!
- Lives in North CarolinaI rate this title off for age 2 and give it
Good but not for kids
This movie was really touching and good but the language was completley unnessicary. It's not like I haven't heard bad language before but this was just constant. It is only for mature teens. It was great acting especially from Matt Damon and Robin Williams. Robin Williams deserved the award he got for it. Also Matt Damon and Ben Affleck deserved the award they got for best original script.
- Lives in MarylandI rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- Lives in TexasI rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Now I remember why I love this movie so much...
I recently rewatched this movie on DVD, seeing as the last time I had seen it was almost a year ago. It is an absolutely excellent drama with the right amount of humor here. I remeber this movie was a big deal because MAtt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote the script themselves when they were probably in their very young twenties, and wond the Academy for Best Original Screenplay. It was also important for Damon and Affleck, because it helped launch their careers as actors, and they actually refused to give the movie studio the script unless they were going to star in it (which would have been a risk back then, since neither of the two had been considered that good of actors). As for content, this movie was ALSO a big deal because they used the f-bomb about 150 times. However, don't let that deter you from this excellent movie. And if you have to, you can always watch it on TV where they say "freaking" instead (though the commercials do kind of cut into the experience).
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