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Company Man

(2001, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Ryan Phillippe, John Turturro, Sigourney Weaver)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 13.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Political '60s spoof won't interest most teens.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–15

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    An effeminate character is portrayed as a stereotypical gay man obsessed with decorating and fashion. Some Cubans are depicted as excitable and militaristic. Daisy is presented as a social-climbing shrew that Allen cannot wait to get away from. A joke abo

  • Violence:

    A KGB officer falls off a moving car. Lots of fiery protests. A few gunshots. A character cuts himself with a knife and threatens to electrocute himself. Officers are knocked over, and Daisy is taken against her will. One character constantly expresses hi

  • Sex:

    A character discusses a visit to a brothel. Allen ogles his voluptuous housekeeper. Some sex-related jokes, which center around orgasms, lesbians, enemas, and JFK's infidelity. A few naked male posteriors.

  • Language:

    A few crude expressions. Occasional mild profanity.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Characters drink and smoke. Allen and the other agents lace Castro's water with LSD (but Allen ends up drinking it and his drug-altered state is played for laughs).
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Company Man

Parents need to know that this political spoof isn't likely to appeal to preteens, and even if it did, they'd miss many of the clever references. Future history majors, kids who know a lot about the early 1960s, and spy movie fans might get a kick out of it. Interested teens may be inspired to research the real events leading up to the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. Maybe a few will even take Allen's grammar lectures to heart. Still, parents should know that there's a lot of sexual innuendo and some drug references.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the actual events surrounding the Bay of Pigs invasion. Do you have to understand the history in order to appreciate the movie's humor? Do you like movies and TV shows that present alternate takes on historical events? Does it make a difference whether they're comedies or dramas? Why?
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