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Wedding Crashers

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 16.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    This raucous, boisterous comedy is not for kids.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 16–17

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Most characters lie, cheat, and abuse trust; some learn the error of their ways.
  • Violence:

    Rough football and a beatdown, shot mostly in shadows.
  • Sex:

    Exposed breasts, sexual situations (including bondage and masturbation).
  • Language:

    Frequent obscenities and sexual slang, rendered comedically.
  • Consumerism:

    Visibly branded food and beverage products.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    At weddings, the crashers get drunk repeatedly; one reference to " a fatty."

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Wedding Crashers was written by Cynthia Fuchs

Parents need to know that the movie features sexual humor, imagery (bared breasts), and language (including slang for gay and lesbian sex and repeated uses of the f-word). There is lying, drinking, smoking, and sex (couples appear in various states of undress, including a bondage scene). The film includes a reference to "rolling a fatty," some rough touch football (hard tackling by a very competitive player, whom someone jokingly describes as being "on steroids"), a bloody beating, vomiting, attempted seductions of one man by his girlfriend-to-be's mother, an attempted homosexual seduction, and a woman's masturbation of her lover under the dinner table.

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  • Families can talk about the lessons learned by John and Jeremy. How do they come to realize that their self-centered gallivanting is immature? How does the movie set up a contrast between their deceitfulness and that of Sack, who cheats at touch football and on his fiancée?
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What’s the Story?

Divorce mediators John (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy (Vince Vaughn) are cocky, careless, and fast-talking hustlers. By day they counsel angry or otherwise miserable couples, but once "wedding season" starts, they attend weddings under fake names, in order to eat, drink, and meet women. Everything changes when John falls in love with Claire (Rachel McAdams) at her sister's wedding. The stakes seem high for this latest deception, because her father is Treasury Secretary William Cleary (Christopher Walken), her lusty sister Gloria (Isla Fisher) takes an avid liking to Jeremy, and her mother Kathleen (Jane Seymour) tries to seduce John. That, and, Claire is engaged to marry wealthy, well-positioned bully Sack (Bradley Cooper), which means that John and Jeremy's weekend at the Cleary compound is comprised of competitions and deceptions, as John tries to win Claire and Jeremy tries to avoid Gloria (and her brother, who decides he's in love with Jeremy).

Is It Any Good?

Raucous and happily obnoxious, WEDDING CRASHERS makes fun of liars and cheaters, ultimately celebrating a shlocky version of "true love." The premise of David Dobkin's frantic comedy has been described as a return to R-rated jokes (like the hair gel gag in Something About Mary), set against a PG-13 tide. But here the R leads to less risky or even imaginative writing than predictable uses of explicit language, sexual situations, and adolescent humor. At Claire's house, The Meet the Parents-style commotion includes familiar, if vaguely raunchy humor.

Usually, a little Vaughn goes a long way, but here he serves as welcome respite from Wilson's cloying romantic lead. Though Vaughn embodies the film's embrace of vulgar comedy, he also maintains a sense of irony. But Wilson is stuck with the "sincere" role in an otherwise mostly boisterous movie, and he's unconvincing during his moony-eyed romance montages and slow-moving amid the mayhem.

Movie Details

Studio: New Line Cinema, Director: David Dobkin
Run time: 119 minutes
Theatrical release: 07/15/2005, DVD release: 01/03/2006
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content/nudity and language

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Most Recent Reviews

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

    Good tor teens

    The movie had alot of sex and languge

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 16 and give it 1.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Negative message
    • Negative role models

    Horrible, never see it again not appropriate for any kids at alll.

    I really hated this. REALLY. I recently saw the unrated version, but I really can't imagine that it's that different from the theatrical version. The sex scenes were graphic, and raunchy. As much as I enjoy Owen Wilson and Christopher Walken as actors, this movie was not supported by the acting alone. They do a stereotype of a gay man, and the movie it self is predictable. It shows no good roles models, is not funny at all, and NOT appropriate for kids. There is graphic nudity, as well, the jokes are horrible, the story line isn't any better, there are no role models and if you even consider getting this movie for your kids, please don't. But, if you do, DON'T watch the unrated version. I'd give this no stars, for a tasteless, tactless, story, plotline, and overall movie. But since I have to I wish they'd allow half star ratings, since this doesn't deserve the one star I'm about to give it.

  3. I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0
    • My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    GREAT MOVIE!

    This movie is great for thirteen years old. It just show a couple scenes of nudity for a short time, but other than that it could of been for 13 years old.

  4. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 4.0

    So Very Funny, So Very Sexual

    Much sexuality but is one of the few that makes up for it.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title off for age 0 and give it 0.0

  6. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it 4.0

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Missouri
    I rate this title on for age 0 and give it 4.0

  8. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title off for age 0 and give it 3.0

  9. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Maryland
    I rate this title off for age 0 and give it 0.0

  10. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Ohio
    I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it 3.0

    It was hilarious...but for adults ONLY!

    I really enjoyed this movie, it was very funny. However...I will not allow my 15 year old daughter to see it!

  11. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Missouri
    I rate this title off for age 0 and give it 2.0

    not too funny for me

    I guess I kept thinking of teens either watching this or eventually watching this movie when it comes out on DVD and I had a hard time thinking it too funny.I was disappointed.

  12. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Arizona
    I rate this title on for age 0 and give it 4.0

    greatest movie since american wedding!!!!

    i really liked this movie. it's hilarious!! great combination of american wedding and old school!!! definitely go see it. you won't be dissappointed!!

  13. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title off for age 0 and give it 3.0

    Most Innappropriate Sexual Dialogue/Situations Ever

    I have seen Eurotrip, Road Trip, Harold and Kumar, and Team America and this by far has the most innapropriate dialogue. Some parts were very funny funny, but some parts were pushing the limits and making my dad, my friend, and I very uncomfortable. This movie depicts many kinds of weird and sometimes hilarious sex scenes and creates bad morals for other kids. I wish I waited till network TV and if you have a kid who wants to see it, make them wait till it comes on network TV. But adults who don't mind a lot of sex jokes, It will be a good night for them at the movies.

  14. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Missouri
    I rate this title on for age 0 and give it 4.0

  15. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title off for age 0 and give it 0.0

    This movie was extremely crude.

    I laughed once at some physical humor, like someone getting knocked down. Not funny and extremely disturbing for anyone with any human decency. Anyone with a conscience wouldn't think this movie was funny at all.

  16. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it 4.0

    I don't remember when I laughed this hard, but...

    Speaking as a comedy fan and also as a Vince Vaughn fan, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I don't remember the last time I laughed this hard and this often at a movie and I'm sure I'll be quoting it for months. Movie-wise, it's only flaw was that it could've stood to be about 15 minutes shorter. CONTENT-wise is another story. It definitely earned it's R rating within the first 15 minutes, with numerous F-words and a lot of bare breasts. Surprisingly though, the only actual "sex scene" comes in the form of "the dinner table scene". Bottom line: Older teens (I'd say the R is right on, because even 16 might be too young) and adults will have a ball at this movie.

  17. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title on for age 0 and give it 3.0

    Good comedy

    While I grant that the last act of this film falls apart trying to turn a frat boy style comedy into something more altruistic, the first 90 minutes really are funny, sophomoric but funny and make a nice weekend diversion.

  18. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title off for age 0 and give it 2.0

  19. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title off for age 0 and give it 0.0

    AN OBNOXIOUS, SOPHMORIC PIECE OF TRASH

    This movie is vulgar, sophmoric, lewd, innapropriate and degrading. The charactors are all despicable in their own ways and the plot is nothing more than a vehicle for yet more objectification of women via bare breasts.

  20. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title off for age 0 and give it 0.0

    HORRIBLE, FILTHY TRASH!!

    DO NOT waste your time or $$ on this filthy trash: it is inappropriate for any human being of any age. If you read all the info. on this movie on Common Sense as far as the content & synopsis, it's absolutely right on, so there's nothing really more I can add to what they've already said about the content. The movie would have been really great without all the sex trash & cuss words--including taking God's name in vain!!

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