• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 16.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Intense look at gender and relationships is best for adults.

Why We Rated This for Ages 16–18

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  The movie presents a multifaceted, complex portrait of modern relationships -- there's no simple take-away here. Women don’t have it easy, but neither do men.
• Role models :

  Most, but not all, of the men in the film come across as deeply flawed -- to the point of near caricature. They're depicted as chauvinistic, opportunistic, or just plain messed up. The female protagonist, though equally flawed, appears to be very strong.
• Violence:

  Though no one is physically hurt, some of the stories the men tell are demeaning of women. And in some, there's an undercurrent of hostility.
• Sex:

  Men and women aren’t shown actually hooking up, but some scenes depict men ogling women or picking them up. A couple is shown cuddling.
• Language:

  Fairly raw. Everything from “damn” to “f--k.”
• Consumerism:

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

  Some social drinking and smoking by adult characters.

What Parents Need to Know

About Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

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