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You, Me and Dupree

(2006, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson, Owen Wilson)
  • 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

    Dumb, obnoxious comedy about immature men.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 14–15

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Male characters -- including Molly's father -- are uniformly immature and annoying: they lie, say cruel things, and engage in more than one "stinky" bathroom joke.
  • Violence:

    Fall on skateboarding ramp (Carl left with bruised lip); neighbor kid beat up by bullies; reference to "whacking" (Carl and Dupree like to watch The Sopranos); Carl punches his car in anger; Carl attacks Dupree (who ends up with a neck brace and bruised face); TV room burns, leaving everyone charred-looking; security guard chases Dupree through office building (throwing objects, crashing through walls, breaking doors).
  • Sex:

    Masturbation jokes (verbal and visual); discussions of vasectomies (including diagram of erect penis); we see Dupree's naked butt while he's asleep; references to Dupree's sexual activities (with butter and a "Mormon librarian" who turns out to be "a real slut"); several references to Carl's "Asian porn" collection; Carl imagines Molly and Dupree tongue-kissing.
  • Language:

    Pushing PG-13 edge, with one f-word, several uses of s--t, and frequent uses of other obscenities.
  • Consumerism:

    Mentions of Starbucks, HBO, ESPN, Twinkies.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Drinking; drinking games; brief cigar and cigarette smoking, mention of "weed," though we don't see anyone smoke it.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About You, Me and Dupree

Parents need to know that this movie is full of sexual references and quick cuts away from naked body parts to warrant the PG-13 rating... barely. There are verbal and visual references to masturbation, vasectomies (with a brochure diagramming the procedure), a porn video collection, emasculation, and a librarian at an elementary school who's apparently a "slut." We see a husband's paranoid fantasy about his wife (in a teeny bikini) making out with his best friend. The language includes one f-word plus other profanities, as well as the derogatory use of "homo." Characters smoke cigars and do a lot of social drinking (on occasion to the point of drunkenness), and one worries that he might "smell like weed" (you don't see him smoke). Adult male characters are rude, competitive, and juvenile.

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Rhode Island
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Who cares

    Omg movie was HILARIOUS idk if ur 14 i watched it age 10

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

    Not for young kids but fun and entertaining

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 1.0

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Indiana
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    unfunny and offensive

    dont see this boring load of crap

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

    It was funny

    sex is an issue in this movie. language is not so good but you hear nothing you dont hear at school. Other than that i thought it was a good move. At first i thought it was going to be like wedding crashers but its not. It is alot of fun. I reconmend it for kids 12 and older.

  6. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0

    Okay movie...

    This movie is okay, I'd give it a 7/10. The one thing that peoplemight not like about it is the humour. It's a bit far-fetched and stupid. Personally, I like this kind of comedy, but some people just don't. As for the content, this movie was pushing fairly hard at the PG-13 boundries. Some of the subplots were definitly for older teens. If you plan to take your 12, 13, or even 14 year-old to this movie, you should be sure they are mature enough.

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 2.0

    Completely inappropriate

    A good example of the range of subject matter within the PG-13 rating. Parents beware and do not take your preteens to this movie without previewing it first. The characters constantly have drinks in their hands and refill from the bottles sitting in center view as a way of dealing with their "stress." There is a masterbation scene and loads of sexual innuendo and references.

  8. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Funny, but not as good as I hoped it would be...

    This movie was definitly funny at times, but at other times, it bored me. The content was also a lot worse that I thought it would be. I'd only recommend it for kids 13 and up. Anyone under 13 probably won't understand most of the things that are going on. But above all, I thought it was a pretty good movie. Me and my friends had a good time seeing it.

  9. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    im a kid it was amazing funny but sort of dunb 5 stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  10. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title off for age 13 and give it 2.0

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