A wonderful Blue Blood and Blue Gum movie for our wonderful teenagers who grew up with not only MTV, but also The Disney Channel, which has been infiltrated by some nice Jewish chaps that wouldn't let their daughters marry a black man unless his life was wallet was in jeopardy. Double standards.
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Save the Last Dance
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13. -
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Common Sense says
Formulaic teen romance with an MTV spin.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–14
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What Parents Need to Know
About Save the Last Dance
Parents need to know that this movie has strong language, and the soundtrack lyrics have even stronger language, including the "N" word. Chenille has an out of wedlock child (and a difficult relationship with the child's father). Derek has to decide whether his loyalty to an old friend (and his sense of guilt at the friend's having taken the rap for them both) means that he must go along with him when he plans to shoot someone. Characters object to the interracial romance, mostly because they are jealous. The characters buy fake IDs so they can go to a club that serves liquor, and they drink and smoke.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the choices Sara and Derek must face. Sara blames herself for her mother's death. How does she overcome that feeling and allow herself to take the risk of auditioning again? How do Derek and Sara get into trouble by not being honest with each other about what is bothering them? How do they sort through their loyalties, Derek to his friend Malakai (Fredro Starr) and Sara to Chenille? Malakai tells Derek, "You act like you don't know who you are anymore." How do Sara and Derek decide who they are? Where do they find their support?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
4 11 and up great movie
this movie was good and the message was great. it was u can still be ill and do your best. the language was deep with 2 f-bombs, but i got 2 see it cause the message was great.this movie is for 11 and up
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
This has been my favorite movie for the past 10 years!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
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