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Little Man

(2006, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kerry Washington)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 14.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    Crude, rude one-joke failed comedy.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 14–15

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Lies, thievery, coarse sexual humor, and "comic" violence against kids.
  • Violence:

    Cal sneaks into Vanessa's bed and has sex with her (she believes it's her husband); Percy hits Cal with his car door; Cal hits Percy and others in the head (he uses a frying pan to knock out Darryl); characters carry guns; Cal throws a dog out a car window; cops tackle and beat suspect; car crashes; repeated whomps to men's crotches; football game involves father smacking young boys in their heads; fathers attend violent hockey game (a player comes into the stands to stomp Cal); Cal fights with man in dinosaur suit.
  • Sex:

    Barrage of jokes about penis size, sperm counts, sexual "satisfaction," and Viagra; Cal sits on Brittany's lap and grabs at her large breasts; Brittany's "cheers" for football game are sexualized; Cal offers to show at end. pictures of "naked girls" to four-year-olds and they run away ("Ewww!"); very brief homophobic joke.
  • Language:

    Lots of profanity and crude language.
  • Consumerism:

    Brief reference to Starbucks.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Cigar smoking; references to "crackheads" and getting out of "rehab" at the end, Darryl offers to put liquor in Cal's milk.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Little Man

Parents need to know that this film is filled with sexual allusions pushing the PG-13 envelope (visible tongue-kissing, foreplay under covers, references to penis sizes and sperm counts, bouncing breasts, comments about women's bodies). Characters commit frequent, loud acts of violence (hits, falls, collisions, and kicks), resulting in brief bruising and pain inflicted on small children. A character tricks another into having sex with him. The film includes vulgar bodily-function jokes alongside the sex and violence, including a dog urinating on Cal dressed as a baby in a basket, flatulence in a bathtub, spitting up/spraying breast milk, a thunderous bowel movement, and the "baby" rubbing Pops' bedtime cookie on his crotch and bottom to make it stinky.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the film's seeming reinforcement of good father-son relations through a premise that involves deception, selfishness, and adultery. When Darryl and Cal finally bond "as adults," why is it significant that this involves violence and then drinking? They can also talk about the appeal of gross-out comedies and where the line is between silly and offensive.

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title off for age 4 and give it 5.0

    LOL!!!

    Little man is hilarious,lol,clasic movie!it made me pee my pants in the part when a kids mom told her son to take medicine and told him that it would slide right out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Rhode Island
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 2.0

    Funny movie, but doesn't deliver

    I thought that this movie was a little funny, but not the best movie I saw. Hollywood is running out of ideas. A robber that is only the size of the baby is unheard of.I would know right from the start that it was an adult, not a baby. It took me 2 days to laugh. The plot was okay, but somebody else could've done better.

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 3.0

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Arkansas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    i want my mommy

    i love little man its so funny.

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Indiana
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 5.0

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 1.0

    NO WAY

    This was one of the most uninteresting and absolutely terrible MOVIE. TRUST ME don't waist your time ! ! ! !

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0

    Awesome!

    What an awesome movie!

  8. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  9. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Delaware
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

    It is OKAY!

    it was funny and okay

  10. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0

  11. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 3.0

    It was okay but prefer to have an adult with the 17 years old

    One thing I didnt like - expose to kids is this. The head of the baby switch from a baby head to an adult head. It should be role model to make the kids today think they're not as smart as they are. At that age, no one think like an adult. Not that I have seen one. Its just somewhat wrong to give the wrong impression to the kids who are 17 - however; 17+ with an adult is ok.

  12. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

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