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Annie Hall

(1977, Rated PG, Comedy, Starring Woody Allen, Carol Kane, Diane Keaton)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Funny movie about relationships. Not for kids.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–14

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Questionable throughout: the insecure, diminutive and restless Alvy is contrasted throughout with his unlikely best friend Rob, a hale, handsome, sensible and successful executive who thrives in an environment of fancy cars and unattached flings with girls.
  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    While nothing much is shown, the funny dialogue hints at a lot.
  • Language:

    A few mild expletives and Christ's name in vain.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Marijuana is discussed as an aphrodisiac, and cocaine is used.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Annie Hall

Parents need to know that the movie will seem too dated for many teens, but older kids serious about film may be interested. Though lively, witty, and watchable for older teens, parents should be cautioned that this is not a movie for kids. The movie would be at least a PG-13 -- a rating that did not exist in 1977 -- were it to appear today. Know that the movie is very much a product of the permissive 1970s; there is casual sex as well as drug use (a brief bit centers on the cocaine that was then socially-acceptable). Much of the bedroom stuff is innuendo, nothing explicitly shown, but there are zingers in the dialogue that could lead to some awkward questions from the young ones.

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title off for age 13 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    One of the best comedies I've ever seen

    This matches if not succeeds the previous holder of my fav comedy: "I Love You, Man." It's very funny and dry, much like my sense of humor, and is more like Woody Allen's commentary on dating, speaking stuff you and I are afraid to say, and it's ingenious when there are, for instance, subtitles to what Singer and Hall are really saying, and when Singer breaks the 4th wall and talks to the camera.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 15 and give it 5.0

    I love Annie Hall.

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