this movie was a pretty bad movie. there are lots of swears and some kissing scenes but it was a movie for tweens and early teens.
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Mr. Woodcock
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Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 13. -
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Common Sense says
More abusive humor from Billy Bob Thornton.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–15
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What Parents Need to Know
About Mr. Woodcock
Parents need to know that this lowbrow Billy Bob Thornton comedy revolves around an ongoing, immature competition between a woman's adult son and her suitor. In other words, expect lots of slapstick violence and childish behavior. Sexual jokes include the older man bragging about his prowess and sleeping with the young man's mother (in one scene, the younger man hides underneath a bed while his mother and her boyfriend have noisy sex above him). There's some drinking and smoking and plenty of strong language, including "a--hole," "s--t," and derogatory terms describing women and homosexual men.
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about whether this kind of movie is funny. Why or why not? Why do so many comedies aimed at teens try to push the envelope with crude, lowbrow humor? Are teens more likely than adults to find it amusing? When does that style of humor cross the line? And who determines where that line falls, anyway?
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- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
good for tweens and early teens
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Dumb, just dumb
My brother was always dying to see this movie, so we both watched it, it just wasn't funny, if you still want to watch it it has some issues: 1. Mr. woodcock abuses his students, comic faling for laughs, mr. woodcock and josh have a violent wesling match, 2. mr. woodcock cheats on josh's mom, a woman says she's a sex adict, josh hides under mr. woodcok's bed as mr. woodcock and johns mother have sex, many other sexual refrenses and inuendos. 3. some language icluding: B--ch, D--n, h--l, a-s, and s--t. So overall this is apropriate for kids 12 or 13, but that dosen't mean they'll like it.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Funny and awesome!! - could of been PG if a few things were taken out
I loved this movie. It was by far the best movie i've seen in a while. there was really not anything that bad in it! If they took out a few parts it would be fine for a pg instead of pg-13. mr. woodcock is hilarious!! *spoiler alert* He makes a kid do push ups because he studdered and made a kid with athesma run laps because he was wheezing! he also does alot of stuff like that. *spoiler is over* Mentioned in the CSM review it says john gets beat with a bat, dont wory about it there is nothing violent about it, it is in a funny way and he is not injured (1 of the funniest scenes) Also it says he gets a bloody cheek, all the show is him fall off the treadmail (once again in a funny way) and then after they show a small cut on his cheek. I think this movie is fine for probably 10 and up (like i said if they took out a few things it is fine for a pg) Probably a 8-9 year old would be ok with this too (the "bad" things they probably would not even understand) and if your child is 8-10 and your worried but it looks like a good movie you could preview it and fast forward through anything not good for them and they would be able to see most of the movie still! i definintly would reccommend this movie to anyone!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
It wasn't the best movie I've ever seen
It had lots of cursing. There is a scene where John is trying to spy on Woodcock to prove to his mom that he's cheating on her. Woodcock comes back into the house along with John's mom. John is under the bed and sees their pants come down and they jump on the bed. There's lots of "Oh Yah" and "A little more" and lots of screams of joy.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
I think I've seen this movie many times before
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Seen Meet the Parents? Then you've seen this too...
This is a good comedy for anyone looking for a quick laugh. Almost everything about this movie is funny, but like Billy Bob Thornton's other movie of 2007, The Astronaut Farmer, this is forgettable on the highest level. Definitely not something I'd buy, but it's definitely worth a shot for comedy hounds and teenagers alike. If you like this, I also recommend School for Scoundrels. Basically the same movie, but instead of Stifler, you have Napoleon Dynamite.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
MUST READ
Awesome funny movie! An instant classic!
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