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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

(1936, Rated NR, Drama, Starring Gary Cooper)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0

  • Common Sense says

    Snappy lines, stellar performances, Capra classic.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 9 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Mary uses deception and her looks to get close to Deeds. Mr. Deeds examines how the poor were treated during the Depression, and ends up championing common decency.<

  • Violence :

    Deeds avenges himself by using his fists.

  • Sex :

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Deeds goes on a drinking spree and winds up with amnesia and no pants.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Parents need to know that Deeds engages in a fist fight and goes on a comic drinking binge, but that's about as racy as the movie gets. Mr. Deeds examines how the poor were treated during the Depression, and ends up championing common decency.

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