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Man of the Year

(2006, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Laura Linney, Christopher Walken, Robin Williams)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 12.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Lame political comedy misses the mark.

updated 10.15.08

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 12–14

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    A character tries to cover up his company's mistake. Characters are corrupt (politicians, corporate big-wigs). Lots of crude humor.
  • Violence :

    Paint-ball scene in which the president is shot. A character refers to beating up a guy when he was a teenager.
  • Sex :

    Romance between two characters, kissing, implied sex, jokes about Monica Lewinsky, lesbians, foreplay, prostitutes, underwear, same-sex marriages, pictures of naked women.
  • Language:

    "Damn," "f--k."
  • Consumerism:

    Post-It Notes, Paintball, references to Enron, Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Oprah, Saturday Night Live, NASCAR, Ikea.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    A character chain smokes. Social drinking at a dinner party. Jokes about "inhaling."
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Man of the Year

Parents need to know that teens will likely be interested in this movie thanks to relentless promotion and its connection to Daily Show host Jon Stewart. Unfortunately, it just isn't that funny -- it could have been an amusing political commentary, but it missed the mark. Also, there are crude jokes galore (remember, it stars Robin Williams) about diapers, farts, "inhaling," pictures of naked women, and sex ("I did not have sex with that woman ... I wanted to, but I didn't").

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about whether a comedian could really run for president and win. If so, who would be a good candidate? What makes someone qualified to be president? Is it OK to have a president who isn't exactly a model of morality? What specific people and issues is the movie spoofing? What issues should be brought up in a presidential candidacy? Where does your family stand on topical issues like abortion, hydrogen fuel, war, and legal marijuana?
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  1. Teen Reviewer
    Age 13
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 1.0

    An Abomination

    One funny part in the beginning,and all of it goes downhill after that. See "The Cookout" instead.

  2. Kid Reviewer
    Age 12
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    I lost six brain cells watching this.

    This movie is not ok for kids 10 and under. i watched this with my 9 year old brother and he did not understand it to much, showing that its not ok for him.but im 12 and i saw that there was a lot of drug use and crude sexual references. this movie should only be for 11 and over.

  3. Kid Reviewer
    Age 12
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    This movie was funny and dramatic! I loved it! I could watch it over and over again!

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title off for age 13 and give it 1.0

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 1.0

    A MAJOR disappointment

    Honestly this was such a disappointment my friends and I had to make dirty jokes not about the movie just so we wouldnt be totally diappointed. This was not the comedy that had been promised by all the preveiws. This "comedy" turned abruptly into a poorly made action, goverment conspiracy movie. It was lame and slow moving. The fact that it was supposed to be funny i tought was laughable. I think that was the only funny part about it, was that it wasnt a movie you could put under any category at all and that the jokes were lame, ones i would tell if i were 8 years old.

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