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Die Another Day

(2002, Rated PG-13, Action/adventure, Starring Halle Berry, Pierce Brosnan, Rosamund Pike)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 15.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Bond flick pushes the PG-13 limits.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–16

The good stuff

  • Role models:

    Strong black female character.
 

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Strong black female character
  • Violence:

    Intense peril and violence.
  • Sex:

    Sexual references and situations, nudity.
  • Language:

    Some strong language.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Drinking and smoking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Die Another Day

Parents need to know that this movie is rated PG-13 for excessive violence, sex, partial nudity, mild profanity, and many off-screen deaths. The film is almost non-stop action scenes, some of which include graphic if rather bloodless deaths. This includes one impaling, a knife in the neck and another in a chest, a character being sucked into a plane engine, while another is pinned to a hovercraft before plunging to his death at the bottom of a waterfall. The film also includes many explosions and scenes in which death is implied, but not shown. There is almost constant shooting, and James Bond's ambiguity about violence may trouble younger viewers. The film shows James Bond smoking in numerous scenes. The movie is also filled with sex and sexual dialogue. One sex scene is rather graphic, while the other two imply it. There is also a view of a woman naked from the back, as well as numerous silhouettes of nude women during the opening credits. The film also includes numerous sexual innuendos, including two that are rather graphic, one coming at the end of the feature. The film briefly addresses James Bond's womanizing, but makes light of it rather than condemning his behavior.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about why James Bond is so loyal to his country. If it means so much to him, why do they deny his existence? It could also be addressed why Bond turns to violence so often, and that, although it works in the film, it destroys many people's lives in the process. Why does the American government and the British government work together despite disagreements? Why does the South Korean general disapprove of his son's violent methods? It could also be discussed why Bond treats women they way he does and how this film presents him with a strong female counter-part. What is it about how she treats him that makes Bond question how he acts towards women? Families should also talk about how the Bond movies in general treat women and possibly how it has changed since the series incarnation.

     

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 9
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0

    My Review

    This was a very good James Bond movie.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 15 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title off for age 16 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    This is one of the best bond movies vive seen them all but this one is the most inapropriate intense violence one character is impailed with a sword and intense sexdual scenes.

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 4.0

    Great Bond Flick

    This is an enjoyable Bond film which sadly saw the end of Pierce Brosnan as Bond. I think that this film, while violent and has some sex and swearing in it, is suitable for children. My younger brother enjoyed the film and it did not affect him. The violence is very fast and is not graphic and children will not notice the sex or the swearing. All children 7+ will love this.

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Nebraska
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 5.0

    Action packed movie

    Very good Pierce Brosnan is best james bond ever

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 1.0

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  8. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    What Can You Say About Bond?

    Most Bond movies are great (well, Roger Moore had some dumb ones, but anyway). This one stays in the category. Nothing too bad, not much humour, Bond gets a new girlfirend, still very good. It was just a bit worse than Goldeneye and the Sean Conorry Bond movies.

  9. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0

  10. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    A good movie

    This is a Bond movie so of course its going to be all about sex and violence and there's no way around that. Entertaining but not appropriate for many kids. Has really cool car chases though!

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

    Worth the ticket

    Saw this opening weekend, was worth the price of admission. Halle Berry is a welcome addition to the Bond stable of beautiful women. It is a typical Bond flick, the kind the genre is known for. Pierce Brosnan does a wonderful job again as the agent whose number everbody knows. I thought this was intelligent and witty. I would let my 11 year old watch it.

  12. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Good times

    Die AnotherDay delivered everything I want out of an action movie, stuff blew up, cars chased and there were rediculously impossible stunts, in other words a James Bond movie done right.

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