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The Transporter

(2002, Rated PG-13, Action/adventure, Starring Jason Statham, Shu Qi, Francois Berleand)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 14.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Pure popcorn pleasure for older teens and up.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 14–16

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Asian female character is strong, brave, and smart.
  • Violence:

    Action-style violence, lots of shooting, characters killed.
  • Sex:

    Non-explicit sexual situation.
  • Language:

    Very strong language.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Drinking and smoking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Transporter

Parents need to know that this movie features intense, non-stop peril and action violence, with massive destruction of property. Many people are killed. Characters drink and smoke and use very strong language.

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  1. I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 4.0

    very good 11 and over

    very good fighting and action 11 and over mild sex

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message

    Transporter 3 and 2 were better...

    Very good... but I liked Transporter 2 and 3 more. Good for ages 13+ -i love dogs

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    If you could do half stars I would give it a 4 and a half

    I love Classy movies that are in places like itly (The Italin Job, Oceans Twelve ect.) this is a new favoret... but I'm not shure me Common Sense saw the same movie? they say the s-word four times and thats all the languge. I just fastforwarded over the itsy-bitsy scene right before sex is implied. there was a lot of violence but it is very "styleized" (think japanese kung foo movie). this is not half as bad as common sense made it out to be. you should deffinitly see it! 12 and up is a go!

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Washington
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 4.0

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

    cool movie

    This is a cool action movie with very well done scenes of martial arts. The problem is that it should have been directed by Luc Besson, as it is it just seems like a more kinetic yet tame version of "Leon"

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