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Kangaroo Jack

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 10.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    A very bad movie -- shouldn't have been PG.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 10–12

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Sexist and homophobic jokes, most capable character is female, inter-racial close friends
  • Violence:

    A lot of violence for a PG, including peril, guns, knives.
  • Sex:

    Strong for a PG.
  • Language:

    Strong for a PG.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Drinking, comic drunk.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Kangaroo Jack

Parents need to know that the DVD cover suggests that a funny kangaroo is a large part of the movie, but it's a brief highlight that appears only in a fantasy sequence. The movie has a great deal of material parents might consider inappropriate for children, including peril, violence and gunplay, a stepfather who orders his stepson killed, drinking to excess seen as impressive, drinking portrayed as a way to cope with problems, violence, potty humor, and a co-ed swim in underwear that leads to kissing. There's a sexist joke and the black character is portrayed in "sidekick" terms with no interest in having any kind of independent life or relationships. The "happy" ending is somewhat sour as the only character who had been doing something to contribute to improving the world appears to have abandoned that completely for a life of hedonistic pleasure.

Read our full review by Nell Minow

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    I rate this title on for age 4 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    great fo 6+

    i loved this movie my fave (kid)movie of all time hilarious movie i LOVED it my fav part was the rap and the part when jacky legs put the hot ball in his mouth and was hopping every were

  2. I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 5.0

    very funny 12 and over

    very funny movie worth watching truth is there a sex part in there not for smaller kids so i would say 12 year old can watch this movie .watch it it will make you laugh

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Kentucky
    I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive consumerism

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

    Incase you didnt know.

    So i viewed the movie with subtitles once, and i was shocked to see and hear the S word said about 3 times but this movie was a bomb shell it was not very good.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    i hated this movie

    my mom turned off this movie because of a passionate scene it really was not appropriate should of been PG-13 adults do not let your kids see this

  6. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 4.0

    This was a great film with a couple of bad jokes.

    Sexual:Thinking a hot woman is a mirage a man places his hands on her breasts and exclaims "They feel so real!" Mild homosexual jokes. Violence: People held at gunpoint. Fiery Crash. No one killed. Language: 4=A** 5=God's Name in vain Drugs: After their car get's destroyed Charlie & Louis drown themselves at a bar. If only they had left out some of the jokes and bad words and this could've been a wholesome family film that was funny.

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

    Absolutely hilarious- but should have been PG-13

    This is a greatly funny movie, but it has quite a bit of adult content, including jokes about homosexuality and disabilities.

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

    Theres only one word to discrbe this movie and it is funny

  9. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

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

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Missouri
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    This movie was great! Who ever rates the movies are wrong!

  12. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Why Such A Bad Rating?

    It is as good family movie and I didn't think that it should have gotten such poor ratings. The rapping kangaroo part was dumb, but overall it was original and a pretty good movie. Besides it was funny.

  13. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 0.0

    you could actually lose brain cells watching this movie

    This is one of those movies where you leave wanting your money back -- and the time you wasted sitting through it and the time you will waste trying to tell your kids that entertainment can actually have an uplifting moment or two. This movie should only be shown to kids who are home sick and won't remember that they saw it. Yuck

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

    This movie was funny, but that's not saying it was great.....

    This movie is for kids ages 7-12. I think kids will like it, but the adults might have a different idea about it. A movie to see only once or twice.

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