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Crossover

(2006, Rated PG-13, Drama, Starring Wayne Brady, Wesley Jonathan, Anthony Mackie)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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

  • Is it any good?

    1.0

  • Common Sense says

    Basketball players come of age in lame drama.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–15

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Characters cheat and lie (two guys hustle for money on basketball court; a girl lies about the father of her unborn child); two protagonists argue then reconcile.

  • Violence:

    Occasional arguments/bumps between players on basketball court; motorcycle accident leaves character injured with red scrapes on face.

  • Sex:

    Women in skimpy clothes repeatedly; sexy dancing in nightclubs; characters kiss passionately; non-explicit sexual intercourse (characters in underwear embrace); sexual slang.

  • Language:

    Profanity includes several uses of "s--t" and a couple of n-words (spoken by black characters); plus other words/phrases like "sucker," "pinch that loaf," and "sorry ass."

  • Consumerism:

    One player performs in a TV ad that resembles Nike or Gatorade ads.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Cigar and cigarette smoking; champagne at a restaurant dinner; background drinking at parties/clubs.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Crossover

Parents need to know that the film includes frequent images of women in scant outfits. Sex scenes show kissing and bodies dressed in underwear embracing. The film features some rough basketball (bodies slamming into each other, falling). The scam in the movie involves betting on basketball, fixing games, and paying off players. A motorcycle crashes into a car, and the rider flies up into the air and ends up in the hospital (with scrapes on his face and a worried friend in the room).

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  1. Adult Reviewer
    Mr. Green
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title off for age 13 and give it 1.0

    HORRIBLE!

    This is one of the cheesiest movies I have ever seen! Right at the top with a handfull of 80's movies that I will not mention in this paragraph. It is full of bad acting and bad basketball scenes. Don't even waste your time on this movie or it will Cross you over!

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    concernedmommy
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0

    Great Movie

    Uplifting and sensational basketball drama

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  3. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    cutegirl
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 0.0

    I lost six brain cells watching this!

    My parents, sisters, and I hated it.

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