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Snow Cake

(2007, Rated NR, Drama, Starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 15.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Autistic woman shows grieving adults how to live.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 15 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    An ex-convict talks about his crime; an autistic woman models "living in the present" provincial townspeople try their best not to judge unusual behavior.

  • Violence:

    Early car accident is very jarring (crash, car flips, man emerges bloody and dazed, passenger is killed off screen); repeated, cryptic conversations about a man's prison term (he describes his crime later in the film); brief description of a man's son killed by a drunk driver.

  • Sex:

    Joke about "gay" executive; a couple of conversations about a woman presumed to be a prostitute (she's referred to as a "hooker"); some conversation about sex (when to have it); post-sex scene of couple lying in bed.

  • Language:

    At least five uses of "f--k," plus "s--t" and "hooker."

  • Consumerism:

    Diet Coke, McDonalds, Scrabble, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Brief wine drinking during a romantic dinner.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Snow Cake

Parents need to know that most kids probably won't be interested in this indie drama, which focuses on adults who have troubled pasts -- including a man just released from prison and a woman who has a few "gentleman callers." A third main character is a high-functioning autistic woman, whose behavior may prompt questions from younger viewers. A violent car crash early in the movie results in a passenger's death. There are some brief discussions of sex (nothing graphic) and a post-sex scene showing a couple in bed together. A few uses of "f--k" in anger.

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  • Families can talk about autism's growing visibility in the media -- which has increased as more and more people are diagnosed. How does the movie portray a "high functioning" autistic adult? How is she different from other autistic TV and movie characters (Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man, for example, or Sean Penn in I Am Sam)? How does the movie use her as a model of behavior for other damaged adults around her? What other messages does the movie send?
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    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    One of my favorite movies ever

    I loved this movie, definitely a make you think kind of movie. I wouldn't recommend it to children under..14ish because it might be boring to them. I loved it and just got the DVD for my birthday. Utterly amazing.

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