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North Country
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Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 15. -
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Common Sense says
Excellent, moving, but for mature audiences only.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15–16
What to watch out for
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What Parents Need to Know
About North Country
Parents need to know that this mature drama begins with a woman leaving her husband after he has beaten her (beating is unseen, but her bloody, bruised face is visible). The movie includes tense family scenes, when the woman argues with her father (a miner who believes she should have stayed with her husband), and with her son (who eventually learns the identity of his father, a high school teacher who raped his mother when she was a student: this violent scene appears in flashback pieces, and might upset younger viewers). The film includes repeated scenes of harsh harassment of women workers at the mine: graffiti, rough language, semen left in a locker, a PortAJohn turned over with a woman inside, and one man assaults a woman, pressing her onto a pile of rocks and leaving her dirty and bruised. High school hockey games include some typical roughness. A woman develops Lou Gherig's disease and we see her deterioration.
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the courage it takes for Josey to stand up to her employers and her coworkers, including men and women who just want to keep their jobs. She also faces condemnation from her miner father: how does their reconciliation begin when he sees her harassed by other men? How does Josey's relationship with her own kids change as she persists in her struggle for equal treatment on the job and in town?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
didn't disappoint
I really liked this movie. The courtroom scenes were a little cheesy but overall the dialogue and message were intellingent and entertaining. Violence against women is all too common in media (and in life) and this movie makes it clear that it's NOT ok. That women shouldn't be victimized twice by the actions of some and the inaction and/or apathy of others. The only thing that really bothered me was that the main character's *statutory* rape by a teacher was treated as a plot point to advance the storyline, instead of as a tragedy all by itself. We watched this movie w/ our 14 year old because we thought the overall message was important. It really bugs me that a movie like this gets a "R" rating when other movies that treat sex casually and disrespectfully get "PG" or "PG-13" ratings.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Wouldn't be good for more immature kids.
I personally loved this movie...the plot, the writing, the acting, everything. I thought that it was great. I loved how realistic it was, and also how brutally honest. This movie definately has an important message in it for the veiwers. However, I don't think that it would be suitable for most people my age. I was fine with it, but thats just me. If you're a reasonably mature person over the age of 13, who likes drama and sad movies with a message, you should not miss your chance to see this film.
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