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Calendar Girls

(2003, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, Linda Bassett)
  • 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 14.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Charming, feel-good flick. Most teens won't care.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 14 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    The movie promotes the idea that there is more than one standard of beauty. Some innuendo and sexual humor.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Some tense moments. A woman's husband dies of cancer.
  • Sex:

    Glimpses of breasts and indirect nudity; a mother finds her son's pornographic magazine. Sexual references, including infidelity, a teen-age boy obsessed with breasts and a discussion about the amount of sex a couple has.
  • Language:

    Occasional mild profanity.
  • Consumerism:

    Embedded ads for Ramada and Virgin Airlines.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Drinking and smoking; teen boys drink and smoke what they think is pot.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Calendar Girls

Parents need to know that the women pose nude, but in most cases their breasts are obscured by some sort of strategically-placed prop. There are several sex-related jokes and discussions. A teenage boy, who is embarrassed by his mother's antics, rebels by drinking and smoking what he thinks is pot.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how the movie makes a distinction between nakedness and nudity, and the women argue that what they're doing is art, not pornography. Do you agree? What do the women learn from their experience? The women adopt the phrase "the last stage of flowers is the most glorious" as their mantra -- does our society reflect this sentiment in our treatment of older people? Finally, how does the group's sudden fame affect their friendships and family relationships?

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    A must see

    A great film. The nudity is really not bad. The movie is extremely funny. Drugs were never actually used. This is a must see.

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 4.0

    Cute for adults of "a certain age"

    There is NO reason a kid would want to see this! It's cute for parents and grandparents but would not be appreciated by younger people.

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