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The Doors

(1991, Rated R, Drama, Starring Val Kilmer, Kathleen Quinlan, Meg Ryan)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Intense biopic full of drugs, sex and rock'n'roll.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–16

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Hallucinogens praised as mind-expanding, integral to artistic expression
  • Violence:

    Minor scuffles, verbal abuse
  • Sex:

    Female nudity, several sex scenes
  • Language:

    Lots of profanity
  • Consumerism:

    Firestone tires, the music of the Doors
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Heavy drinking, smoking, marijuana, LSD, peyote, cocaine
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Doors

Parents need to know that this movie features a lot of sex, drugs, and profanity. There are consequences to bad behavior, namely Jim Morrison's premature demise. Nevertheless, Morrison's life of excess and poetic death are romanticized if not glamorized. There are a few scuffles, some verbal domestic abuse, and sex scenes where the line between sex and abuse is blurry.

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  • Families can talk about the distinction one of the characters makes between using drugs to expand one's mind and using them to escape from responsibilities. Why do people use drugs? How has our knowledge of the long-term effects of these drugs changed since the 1960's?

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Oregon
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 3.0

    entertaining not very factual

    i am against withholding information to people i however gave it the age that i did because someone should be roughly this age in maturity before seeing it (not necessarily this age) they should have knowledge of sex of drugs and of life they should be able to pick out the positive pieces of which there are few admittedly and this film is not good for anyone who has no knowledge of the true jim morrison as this depicts him as a drug addled lunatic also morrison27 jim existed in the doors from their creation it was him and manzarek who came up with the doors because of a chance encounter on a beach in fact i could even go so far as to say that jim was first even before manzarek as he already had the name and the lyrics and some of the melodies so nothing concerned me however this is not for someone with a naive worldview

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Iowa
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message

    worst movie iv'e ever seen i meen wow

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Its my favorite!!

    I LOVE THIS MOVIE!! Jim Morrison is like, my hero. This movie is excellent, and the casting of Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison is just amazing, he did a wonderful job. The only complaint i have is that, the movie is called The Doors, and it is all about Jim Morrison, if you people make a movie about Jim, call it Jim Morrison, they should have added more content with THE DOORS (although people will argue that The Doors=Jim Morrison, but seriously, get a life. The band at first didn't even have Jim Morrison IN IT. [i do love Jim with all my heart, don't get me wrong, i do])

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