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Bean

(1998, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Rowan Atkinson, Burt Reynolds, Peter MacNicol)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Slapstick, but gross-out humor.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 12 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
  • Violence:

    Slapstick.
  • Sex:

    Comedic references.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Bean

Parents need to know that there are some sexual references. Younger kids may miss the suggestiveness of Bean's pelvic gyrations when he is trying to dry his pants in the mens' room. But a young boy says that he can't sleep because he keeps thinking about naked women and asks what an intrauterine device is. There is a modern version of "Whistler's Sister," featuring a nude. Bean gives people "the finger," thinking it is a friendly gesture. Grossness includes an exploding vomit bag on the plane, a very wet sneeze onto a painting, an overdose of laxatives, and a candy dropped into an open incision, washed off, and eaten. Bean and his American host (Peter MacNicol as David Langley) respond to disaster at work by going out to get drunk. Langley's wife and children respond to disaster at home by leaving. His daughter is in a motorcycle accident and it is not clear whether she will be all right.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the different attitudes toward art, and about Bean's "solution" to the problems he creates. Parents may want to point out that Bean is upset by the guns carried by the police because British police don't carry guns.

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 4.0

    Funny Movie

    this movie is hilarious. Rowan Atkinson is a great comedian, he does a fantastic job playing the weirdest movie personality I think I've ever seen.

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    I laughed, I snickered, and I laughed again

    For the most part, this movie is kid friendly and incredibly funny. Although Mr. Bean doesn't do much talking, his emotions are clearly displayed in his facial expressions. Most of the inapropiate humor will go right over young kids heads, but you might want to block the screen when a picture of a naked woman is unfurled, and mute it in during a scene where a chacter starts swearing because Bean had done something incredidibly stupid. Also, parents should be aware that Bean flips the Middle finger at people, unaware of it's meaning.

  4. I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0

    Excellent Peice Of Cinema

    Language: One Finger Gesture Sex: Mild References Violence: Moderate, Slapstick Very Strong Social Behaviour Review: This Film In Terms Of Excellence Is Very Strong I Must Admit, There Is Some Very Funny Mishaps And The Stupid And Just Dumb Mistakes Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson) Makes Is Unbeavibly Funny. As A Professinal Film Critic and Film Jonerlist Myself This Film Has Very STRONG social behaviour in my eyes and lOSES marks becauase of lACK oF story but apart from that it is Very Strongly Recomended

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