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Shanghai Knights

(2003, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    This buddy movie is for teens and up.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–14

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    A theme of the movie
  • Violence:

    Action violence, peril, characters killed
  • Sex:

    Comic sexual situations including prostitution
  • Language:

    Crude language
  • Consumerism:

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

    Drinking and smoking favorably portrayed
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Shanghai Knights

Parents need to know that this movie has some raunchy humor, including scenes in brothels. There's a nude pillow fight (nothing shown), and there are some brief sexual situations. Roy, who happily makes a living having sex with women for money at the beginning of the film, turns down an offer to have sex when he falls in love with Lin, even though he doesn't know how she feels about him. Characters smoke and drink with a lot of enjoyment. They also cheat, lie, and steal without any remorse. As with all Chan movies, there is a lot of action violence and peril, but only the bad guys get seriously hurt.

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    edgyer than the first one but still funny stuff

    not as good as the first one, but still pretty funny. it was also edgyer than the first one. for instance in " Roy's dream" a girl licks his face. he is also surrounded by pretty girls. and roy wants chon to get money by sleeping with girls. the language is about the same as the first and so is the violence ( which is not very bad at all) also characters stick together throughout the whole film. so if you have a mature ten year old i think ok

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    entertaining movie

    good stunts

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 2.0

    Very Odd

    This is a good action movie. Don't expect much of a plot, but minorly entertaining if you like Jackie Chan.

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