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Read It and Weep

(2006, Rated NR, Comedy, Starring Danielle Panabaker, Kay Panabaker, Jason Dolley)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Diary mix-up brings girl overnight stardom.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 8 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Jamie's parents are very much involved in her life, and the whole family pitches in to make their business succeed. Mom Peggy enjoys Jamie's stardom even more than Jamie does, and pushes her daughter to use all possible avenues to promote her success. High school students are stereotyped as jocks, popular kids, and geeks. One of Jamie's best friends is African-American.
  • Violence & scariness :

    Not an issue.
  • Sexy stuff :

    Very mild: Boy/girl flirting and a couple of kisses.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Teens have all the latest high-tech gadgets, including cell phones and fancy laptops.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Read It and Weep

Parents need to know that this made-for-TV movie portrays stereotypical high-school students, grouping them into neat little cliques including "populars" and "jocks." The only ones who escape shallowness are Jamie and her best friends. Jamie's character is strengthened by her struggles with the pressures of success; the self-awareness and confidence she gains by listening to her conscience is a worthwhile lesson for tweens and teens. Themes of friendship and loyalty are emphasized throughout the movie.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about peer pressure and popularity. How do your friends' or classmates' opinions affect your own? Who defines what's cool? Why is it hard to be the only one to feel a certain way? How have you stood up to the influence of others? Families also can talk about being a good friend. How might you react to a friend's sudden popularity?
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  1. Kid Reviewer
    Age 10
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 5.0

    Great!!!!

    I wonderful movie- nice for writers and is about something happening to a high school girl and has something bad happen with her PERSONAL journal. FOr 9+!

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 4.0

    One of the best Disney Channel original movies

    This had to be one of my favorite DCOM movies. It had a good strong message and I recommend this movie for everyone 8+.

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

    i loved this film it is so totaly awsome eveyone shoukd watch it

    i think read it and weap is so totaly awsome and great and i would recoend it to anyone i loved it. it explains most teenagers lives and what goes on in life and things like that but it shows what good friends really are and how u should trat and respect them i would watch it over and over again i love it its so awsome and i really like jason dolley hes so hot!!! i would love to meet him some day and when i doo it will be my dream come true lol i want to see all of his films that he has made as i thought read it and weap was so awsome and fab and grate wich it is and i love love love it i cant stop watching it lol luv ya -x- xxxxx

  4. Kid Reviewer
    Age 10
    Lives in Alabama
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  5. Kid Reviewer
    Age 10
    Lives in Nevada
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 2.0

    this was not my favorite movie :(

    Just becuase we r young doesn't mean we don't like humor and a little violence or cussing. I'm sure alot of people agree with me.

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