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    Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 11.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Mildly entertaining action movie with The Rock.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 11–13

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Strong minority woman.
  • Violence:

    A lot of non-graphic action violence, some characters killed. Characters in peril.
  • Sex:

    Mild references, including adultery.
  • Language:

    Mild.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Drug references, drinking, hallucinogenic fruit.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Rundown

Parents need to know that this movie has a lot of "action violence" (non-graphic). Beck makes it clear that he doesn't like guns because he believes he does too much damage with them. He does end up using guns and doing a lot of damage. There is a mild sexual reference and a few bad words. Characters drink and smoke and ingest a hallucinogenic fruit.

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I loved this movie!! It was amazing!! It was not only action-packed, but it was hilarious!!! I think that it has a good message also. It only showed a little bit of blood throughout the whole movie. "The Rock" was the perfect actor for the movie. I give this movie an A+++!!!

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

  3. I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    This was a really good movie. It had a lot of action plus it was really funny. I would reccomend that people who like action see this *movie*

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 3.0

    Excellent movie aimed at teenagers. Parents may not be entertained.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    13+ !!!!!!!

    SEXUAL CONTENT: not an issue. VIOLENCE: big. Beck does not want to fight and he cleary states "I do not want to hurt them", (he eventually has to). DRUGS:not an issue. Is a very funny movie but very innapropiate. May be okay for VERY mature 11 year-olds and above.

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    This Movie ROCKs!!

    The Rundown was awesome!! It was packed with action, but had a good story with it, too. While there was a lot of violence, it only involved shooting and blowing things up. Not much blood was shown. Along with the non-stop action, there was some comedy in this movie, also. I recommend this movie to anyone 13+ years old.

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Oklahoma
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0

  8. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Indiana
    I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it 4.0

    I was pleasantly surprised

    My husband talked me into seeing this in the theater, and I was shocked that I actually liked it. There were lots of laugh-out-loud moments, and the action scenes were really interesting to watch. Not for kids though.

  9. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 1.0

    Very Violent!

    Dumb and also surprisingly violent! I saw it on the place and wrote a letter to the airline to complain because I couldn't believe they would show such a violent movie when kids can easily look up and see the screen!

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