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Undiscovered

(2005, Rated PG-13, Drama, Starring Shannyn Sossamon, Pell James, Steven Strait)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 14.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Incoherent story of young artists.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 14–15

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Everyone is deceptive, selfish, and blissful as such.
  • Violence:

    Mild fisticuffs.
  • Sex:

    Characters kiss, cuddle, and yearn in close-up. The rock star phenom appears shirtless and sweaty on stage. Women wear revealing clothing, Euan appears in bed, shirtless, with two barely clad women.
  • Language:

    Obnoxious more than consistently offensive.
  • Consumerism:

    Music industry is a theme/setting; magazines, websites, and other forms of advertising appear frequently.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Characters smoke, drink, and do drugs, including the prominent discussion and downing of a horse tranquilizer in a bar.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Undiscovered

Parents need to know that the story is set in an L.A. music "scene," which means that characters drink, do drugs, and smoke. Characters seek fame, behave badly, cheat on each other, and fight briefly hand-to-hand; one girl is paid to seduce a young man. They use brief obnoxious language ("hard-on," "sucks", "screw"), argue, kiss, cuddle, and show romantic yearning, in handheld close-up (if you're averse to mobile framing, this film is not for you). One brief fight. The rock star phenom appears shirtless and sweaty on stage. Two agents discuss and then consume horse tranquilizers in a bar. Women wear revealing clothing, one young man appears in bed with two barely clad women.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the film's portrayals of manipulative show biz people. Even the heroine -- a model and wannabe actor -- seems unable to be honest with herself, her friends, and her boyfriend. Among the movie's quite unanswerable questions: why does Brier set up Luke to be a rock star when she so dislikes rock stars? Why does Clea go along with this scheme, when she knows Luke doesn't want that life? How does the movie set up the young characters as naïve and older characters as cynical and opportunistic?

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  1. Adult Reviewer
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    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 4.0

    Undiscovered but not unknown...

    Undiscovered is not a bad movie. In fact, it is about as tame as any other teenage movies right now. It covers more adult subjects than others, however, it is still entertaining, as well as funny. There are brief amounts of uncomfortable scenes. But, over all, any child over 14 should be able to see this movie. I enjoyed it, and my 15 year old daughter loved it as well.

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