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Norbit

(2007, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Terry Crews)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 13.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    Another fat suit for Murphy, another bad movie.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–18

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Abusive, mean-spirited bullies; blatant racial stereotypes prey on Chinese and Italian characters, African-American pimps, an overbearing African-American woman, and an elderly Caucasian woman; characters cheat, lie, and commit adultery; plenty of fart jokes and "gross-out" eating jokes.
  • Violence:

    Repeated hard hits, falls, throws; father dumps swaddled baby from car; threat to kick teeth out; at fairground, kids are thrown through air and land hard; Rasputia hits a pug dog with her car and breaks its legs (it appears in casts later); Rasputia frequently abuses Norbit (knocking him out at one point); harpoon-throwing; aggressive slapping; hard falls off bicycle; climactic fight features many whomps and hits with implements.
  • Sex:

    Nonstop sexually themed jokes and innuendo. Frequent gags about Rasputia's sexual appetites and body (breasts set off car horn, cleavage is visible, bikini shows lots of skin, shots of nipples through clothes, she washes car in slow motion); pimps evaluate/disparage women and talk about "johns" and "bitches" one sexual scene shows a woman dressed as a chained slave and a man dressed as Abraham Lincoln; sexualized dance moves; sex game features "squealing like a pig" joke about adulterer's erection; sexual allusions like "tap ya" and "power tap" several references to "titties" and "strip joint"/"titty bar" (to be called "Nippolopolous"); visual bikini wax joke (violent and sexual); joke about trying to "nail" a girl; romantic kisses between Norbit and Kate.
  • Language:

    Lots of name-calling ("stupid," "ugly," "gorilla," "bastard," "screwy"); many uses of words like "ass," hell," "s--t," and "damn" (and more than 20 uses of "bitch"); sexual slang ("ho," "whore," "skank"); jokes about not liking "black people" or "Jews."
  • Consumerism:

    Reference to Mentos; pimps drive Cadillac.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Beer and wine.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Norbit

Parents need to know that kids who liked Murphy's Nutty Professor movies may very well want to see this one, too, despite the fact that it's rife with raunchy humor and stereotypes. Most of this centers on the large body of Murphy's female character, Rasputia, and includes wide-angle shots of her flesh (looking menacing and grotesque) and jokes about her appetites for sex and food. Rasputia is also cruel, which means that many jokes feature her physically abusing Norbit. Sexual allusions are swift, crude, and frequent. Violence is cartoonish and loud (bodies fall, fly through the air, and hit each other). Language is relatively mild but incessant -- primarily "damn," "hell," "ass," and "bitch."

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the appeal of gross-out humor. Where do you draw the line between silly and offensive? Is it funny to see actors dress in drag and/or bury themselves in fat suits? Why? Rasputia is a strong, powerful woman -- but she's also cruel, self-indulgent, and constantly the butt of jokes for her voracious appetites. As a consequence, what messages does the movie send about body image and gender roles? Why do you think Eddie Murphy is drawn to make movies like this?

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  1. I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    Awesome but haven't finished

    I haven't finished watching it yet but bad language throughout the whole movie. not really nudity but nearly. STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT

  2. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    WATCH IT OR DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I LOVE IT!!!! I RECOMEND IT FROM AGE 2-89 (IT MAY BE SCARY 2 THE ELDERLY).WATCH IT!!! O AND ITS VERY POSITIVE TWARD MARRING URSELF!!!

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    Bad, only watch if really bored

    This movie is horrible but if you want to watch it go ahead

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0

    I loved this movie!! funniest thing in the world!! i saw it when i was 11, and it was fine for me to watch! ya, it has a litle bad parts but all movies do anyways!! funniest thing on earth!

  5. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive consumerism

    is the best movie ever!

    i love it

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Negative message

    NO KIDS!

    This movie has too much sex and rasputia says bad words in like every sentence and rasputia is such a bad role model You should be at least over 18 to see this movie . this movie should be rated R

  7. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Maine
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 4.0

    best of eddie murphy

    it was great funny and innapropriate.

  8. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Maine
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 4.0

    best of eddie murphy

    it was great funny and innapropriate.

  9. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Maine
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 4.0

    best of eddie murphy

    it was great funny and innapropriate.

  10. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 3.0

    Funny....But not too funny

    This movie is pretty good, but you won't be craking up,it also has some problems: 1. mostly comic and slapstick violence, resputia thretens to kill people. 2. racist and sexual jokes mixed in with the language, witch includes D--n,A-s,Bi--h (that one often), and H-. 3. Norbit and reputia have sex mutiple times, resputia wheres outfits so tight you can see the outline of her nipples, resputia cheats on norbit, two pimps make many sexual refrences, it is shown that a man has been with 4 difrent wemon. This a good movie for kids 13 and up for a few laughs.

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 1.0

    best comedy ever

    VERY APROPRITE FOR CHILDDREN MUCH RECOMENDED FOR CHILDREN 2 AN UP.

  12. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 1.0

    Worst movie ever!

    Movie is gross and has lots of sex language is bad not a movie for younger audiences

  13. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 4.0

    A Ton Of Language and Sexual Jokes

    This is really all thats bad about this movie. It cusses non-stop. It never uses f***, but G-D about 3 times. B**** is used more than thirdy times. It talks about titty bars and "hoes" thats about it

  14. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

  15. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

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

    OMG I LOVED IT!

    IT was soo funnny i watch it 7 times i really recomend this book and make sure you go to the bathroom before the show .LOL

  17. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Oklahoma
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0

    good

  18. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    meaniesssss

    THIS MOVIE IS MEAN TO SIZE 16 people

  19. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 0.0

    racist

    they make fun of BIG people

  20. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Eddie Murphy in fat suit. Definately not for kids.

    The sex level is high as it can be. This movie is not for kids. The movie is all about having sex with an enormous, over 300 pound woman. Characters are very, very mean. Common sense IS RIGHT!!!! THIS MOVIE IS NOT FOR KIDS UNDER 13. Sex throughout almost every scene in the movie. Resputia cheats on Norbit by having sex w/her tap dancing teacher. Profanity is not as severe as the sexual content. Profanity consists of h*, s**t, bi***, damn, a**, etc... Every thing commonsense says is in the movie Norbit. It is a funny movie, extremly dumb, I actually agree, it only gets 1 star. This movie is adult themed and isn't for kids. Eddie Murphy is a very crude and sexual actor. Movies that have eddie murphy in it that are appropriate for all ages are Nutty Professor 1 and 2, Shrek 1,2,and 3. Obviously there are not many eddie murphy all ages appropriate movie. Tap dancing is actually a sexual game and a bar that features nude entertainment. Happy ending, except for the bar scene at the very end. NOT FOR KIDS!!! EXPLICIT!!!!

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