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Major League

(1989, Rated R, Comedy, Starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 14.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Crowd-pleasing '80s underdog sports comedy.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 14–15

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Even when faced with nearly impossible odds and no confidence from their owner, the ragtag team pulls together to give the season their best shot.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Dorn and Vaughn push and shove each other, and in another scene Dorn punches Vaughn in the face. A couple of players give each other menacing looks.

  • Sex:

    There's asexual partial nudity in the team locker room (bare butts are visible). The female team owner slaps a couple of players' butts. Two sets of characters have off-screen sex (the viewer sees just foreplay and afterglow). A player is caught cheating on his wife in a televised news segment.

  • Language:

    This is major-league cursing: More than two dozen "F"-words and "s--t," along with "ass," "Goddamn," "dick," and one "motherf--ker." There's even cursing in Spanish, courtesy of Cerrano.

  • Consumerism:

    Major League Baseball: Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    The guys drink cocktails and beer. Cerrano (and Jobu) smokes cigars and drinks rum.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Major League

Parents need to know that this R-rated sports comedy includes a great deal of foul language. In some scenes nearly every other word is an obscenity. The rest of the movie is pretty tame, however. You'll find some drinking and cigar-smoking, plus there are a couple of discreet love scenes and some glimpses of players' backsides in the locker room.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about determination and overcoming obstacles. What starts out as a group of "losers" without a chance turns into the little team that could. How does the owner's lack of confidence affect the players? Why is it so compelling to root for the underdog? Kids: name your favorite sports movies.
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