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The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

(2004, Rated R, Comedy, Starring Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 16.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Another quirkfest from Wes Anderson; not for kids.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 16–17

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Characters behave badly in many ways, from being cruel to each other to stealing.
  • Violence:

    Violence and peril, including guns, characters killed.
  • Sex:

    Non-sexual nudity, non-explicit sexual references and situations.
  • Language:

    Very strong language.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Drinking, smoking, drug use.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

Parents need to know that this movie includes very strong language, non-sexual nudity (topless sunbathing), and non-explicit sexual references and situations, including pregnancy from an adulterous affair and bisexuality. Characters drink, smoke, and smoke marijuana. Characters behave badly in many ways, from being cruel to each other to stealing. Characters are in peril and there are violent encounters with deadly animals and various weapons, including guns. Some characters are killed.

Read our full review by Nell Minow

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about why Steve seemed more attached to his friend who was killed than to anyone else in his family or crew. What mattered to him? What mattered to Ned and Jane? What did it add to her character to have her pregnant?

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

    AWSOME!!!

    One of the qurikiest and funniest films of the 2000s people might not get it if you don't have a feel for the different and don't have a cinematic eye. The film is f*cking histarical, butifully directed, extreamly well acted, an all around great movie. PS: About content a few f*cks and some blood nothing to worry about.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Hawaii
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 1.0

    disgusting

    i saw this at school and was disgusted. the f word is repeated way to many times. it's like the characters don't know any other words english vocab. an older man (really old) is shown desiring younger woman (a lot younger). my freind and i almost puked

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Delaware
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 5.0

    :)

    I love this movie, but I know not everyone will get it!! You have to have an IQ larger than your shoe size, dearies :) No, I wouldn't say this is for the kids, or for most adults...they're just too ignorant :)

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0

    Very odd

    This was very weird...I only really watched it because Owen Wilson was in it! LOL I was glad that he finally got to see the shark that he was searching for though...lol

  5. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 0.0

    ZZZZzzzzZZZzzzzZZZZz

    Not good for kids. Partial nudity, drugs, violence. And why would any kid or even older teen want to watch this. It's very very slow paced and boring. To tell you the truth I didn't understand the message of this movie if there was one. I was hoping for something good with Murray and Wilson but it's a huuuge waste of time.

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