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The Cookout
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Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 15. -
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Common Sense says
Avoid this gross, raunchy comedy at all costs.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15 and Under
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Cookout
Parents need to know that this movie is filled with drug humor. Marijuana use, including driving while high, is portrayed as endearing and cute, even empowering. Characters drink and smoke. Characters use strong language and double entendres. There are other sexual references, including a character who has had many children out of wedlock with different fathers and some crude talk about the anatomy of a man's wife. There is also some mild violence, including a gun that's used threateningly but is never fired. Racial prejudice is a theme of the movie. While it deserves credit for raising some issues of prejudice within the African-American community, it unfortunately also exploits and perpetuates the stereotypes it tries to expose, including an over-the-top portrayal of gay characters. A character wears a dress that she plans to return, a form of theft.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the way that the Andersons supported each other even when they did not always respect each other and even when they were not successful. Why was Em's sister so competitive? They could also talk about how and why even hoped-for changes like money and success can create problems. If you suddenly got a lot of money, what would you spend it on? How do the "three F's" play a role in your home?
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Hilarious
This is one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time. It's also one of the few movies I've seen that made me actually laugh out loud. This .com's wrong about this movie. It's good, and the jokes are very funny.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
really good movie
funny and clever it was the best movie ever better than lotr
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