GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER is definitely a movie you will want to show your kids, and it's a movie that should be shown to everyone. Not only is it a well-made movie (with a winning script and fine acting), but it's an uplifting, positive story about overcoming prejudice and discrimination. The movie, which centers on the family stress revolving around an interracial couple, initially took me aback with its blunt portrayal of bigotry (there are several blatant racial references, and the difference in the couple's pigmentation is often referred to, even by un-bigoted people, as a problem), but as it continued I was impressed by the film's positive elements and good role models. The parents of the couple are both shocked at the revelation that their son/daughter's lover is a different color, but both couples rise above their bigotry to accept and respect the union. The film portrays racism and bigotry in a very negative light, and all of the characters serve as great role models for kids. You will want to see past the frequent, mild language (several "d**n"s and "h**l"s, plus two "b***h"s and one "b****rd") and watch this one with your kids. You won't be disappointed.
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Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12. -
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Common Sense says
Civil rights, love, and family stress.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 12 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Parents need to know that this film deals with a couple that approaches their parents with their impending (and hotly contested) marriage. The main conflict revolves around disagreements between parents and their children about interracial marriage and the generation gap in general.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about parent-child relationships and issues of tolerance. Do the problems facing our romantic partners still face people today? While pushing the envelope for the period, how might this film present an overly rosy version of racial unrest? What different perspectives do the various characters bring with regard to the issue of interracial marriage? The complex parental relationships also present fodder for productive conversation.
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- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
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- Good role models
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| 100% | of parents say there are good role models |
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| 100% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
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