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Super Sweet 16: The Movie

(2007, Rated NR, Comedy, Starring Alyson Michalka, Amanda Michalka, Regine Nehy)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 13.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Lame MTV reality spinoff feigns a conscience.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–18

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Plenty of backstabbing and snotty behavior, but it's made fun of to a degree. While a party is supposed to be for charity, the girls spend most of their time trying to one-up each other and begging Daddy for more and more money. The dads always cave in. Decent cast diversity; the best friends are African American and Caucasian.
  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    One kiss and some basic "you're cute" flirting in the high school halls. Pretty Ricky's song (which plays while the credits roll) is about having sex.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Bands Pretty Ricky and Hello Goodbye play at parties. A date takes place at Chili's restaurant. The girls spend most of their time spending money shopping and buying things for their parties. MTV is mentioned, and girls from the original reality show come to the central birthday party.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    A caterer makes special drinks for the underaged partiers that look like -- but aren't -- alcoholic.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Super Sweet 16: The Movie

Parents need to know that this is less outrageous than the reality TV show My Super Sweet Sixteen thanks to a plotline in which the birthday girls discuss raising money for charity. But you can still count on plenty of scenes of girls begging their daddies to get out their checkbooks for extravagant party plans and a whole lot of backstabbing from snotty, cliquey girls you're supposed to have fun hating. There are also plenty of plugs for designer clothes and sports cars, the bands Hello Goodbye and Pretty Ricky play, two girls from the reality show come to the party, and a date takes place at Chili's restaurant. A bone is thrown to charity work, and one main character is vegan (yet eats lots of ice cream?).

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about setting limits. Why are they important? How does it help tweens and teens when they become adults? Teens: How often do parents give in when you beg for expensive things? Families can also discuss how the movie compares to the TV series. Are the characters here more admirable than the teens featured on the show? Why? Does the movie have a different message than the show? If so, what is it? Does this make you want to have a party of this scale? Would you be happy/content having one within your family's means?

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  1. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 3.0

    so-so dont take your eight your old to see it!

    I have to say i wasnt too happy about it but it was not horrible i think a PG would have been fine for this thing even thought it was kind of a catty girl movie

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in South Carolina
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 2.0

    Super Sweet 16: The Movie

    Sexual Content (Pause): A kiss, some flirting. A featured song is about having sex. Violence (Not an Issue): Some scary images of natural disasters during a slideshow. Language (Pause): Slut, damn, oh my God. Social Behavior (Pause): Backstabbing and snooty mean girl behavior. Diverse cast. Commercialism (Off): Pretty Ricky, hellogoodbye, Prada, Chili's, MTV. Spin-off of the MTV series, and featured kids from the show figure into the plot. Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco (Not an Issue): None.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    Terrible rich-b*tch movie

    AVOID.

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    The show sucks.

    It's not a movie, It's marketing s*#t.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in South Carolina
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Typical spoiled rich girl movie

    Complete lack of unoriginality. Taylor's third-person reference to herself is very annoying, and the movie progresses too quickly. Overall, a somewhat crappy movie. Aly & AJ did pretty well, I guess. The language isn't too bad; the only naughty words I remember are "slut" and "damn".

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Nevada
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 2.0

    hi..............................................................................

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Iowa
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

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