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Antitrust

(2001, Rated PG-13, Thriller, Starring Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Claire Forlani)
  • 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?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Silicon Valley story of good versus evil-sort of.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–14

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The calculated corporate killing of an Asian-American is covered up as a hate crime, with racial slurs used.
  • Violence:

    A young man is brutally beaten to death. Hints of other murders (offscreen). The hero faces a dinner--cooked by his duplicitous girlfriend--which might be poisoned. Company assassins chase and corner the good guys.
  • Sex:

    The very-young-looking hero and his girlfriend are shown in bed together. Mention of one character having been molested by her stepfather.
  • Language:

    Widely scattered. One use of the F-word.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Much drinking of alcohol.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Antitrust

Parents need to know that someone tries to poison the hero in this movie. Company assassins chase and corner the good guys. The calculated corporate killing of an Asian-American is covered up as a hate crime, with racial slurs used. Widely scattered profanity -- one use of "f--k." Much drinking of alcohol. The hero plants a homemade bomb to create a distraction while he investigates. Breaking-and-entering, online and off, by the good guy. The very-young-looking hero and his girlfriend are shown in bed together. Mention of one character having been molested by her stepfather. A young man is brutally beaten to death. Hints of other murders (offscreen).

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