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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

(2004, Rated R, Comedy, Starring John Cho, Kal Penn, Malin Akerman)
  • 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

    Extremely dumb and vulgar comedy; not for kids.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–16

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Rampant homophobic and racist humor meant as over the top. But -- almost unheard of in Hollywood -- the movie's titular stars are Asian and Indian.
  • Violence:

    A surgery scene with much blood.
  • Sex:

    Frequent and explicit sexual references and situations.
  • Language:

    Strong language.
  • Consumerism:

    White Castle is prominently on display here.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Constant drug use.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Parents need to know that this movie wallows in bad taste and is cheerfully vulgar and offensive in every possible category. It includes constant drug use, bad language, extremely explicit toilet humor, and frequent and explicit sexual references and situations. There is comic violence, some graphic, including a scene in surgery with a lot of blood and a disfigured man. While some characters are bigoted and there is a lot of homophobic and racist humor, a strength of the movie is the portrayal of diverse characters.

Read our full review by Nell Minow

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how Harold and Kumar deal with pressure from family and co-workers. What does it mean to say that "the universe tends to unfold as it should?" They might also want to talk about their own views on alcohol and drugs.

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  1. I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    Nudity, bad launguage, and drugs (throughout)

    this is an awesome movie! there is ten seconds of topless nudity, lots of f***'s said,kinda bloody and violent. Harold and Kumar get high witch is clearly shown a couple times. Saw the tv version but ordered the EXTREME UNRATED (the cover isn't appealing or appropriate but this movie is halrious

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    Amazing!!!

    theres a 8 second breast scene then a bruef 2 second scene

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    Harold&Kumar Go to White Castle is extremely funny and it's a very enjoyable movie to watch. The plot of two friends trying to get some white castle burgers and hitting many detours along the road, is played out well and the actors are very funny. I'd recommend this movie to any stoner comedy fan or anyone whose a little bored. This is a very fun movie to watch when you have some extra time on your hands. There are a couple things that parents will want to watch out for though. Almost all the characters are stoners who often get high and marijuana is talked about and shown frequently. There is one bloody scene when the two main characters are dressed as doctors and are forced to perform surgery on a person who was shot (the person ends up okay). There are a handful of f-words, s-words and more minor swear words, however nothing too alarming. There are many crude sexual references and potty-humor jokes. Breasts and a mans butt are shown, and one person dreams of having sex with a giant bag of weed. I might recommend to a parent to watch this with their kid(s), as to offer suggestions or parental guidance whether it is right that Harold and Kumar smoke weed or do some of the things they do (such as stealing a car).

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0

    funny

    great movie it is very funny. there is a lot of sexual slag words, drug use, slag words for drug use and any tope of slag words for any thing. but the slag words are okay for kids 11 and. thanks for your time

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 5.0

  6. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    good

    :)=)

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    You'll Get Laryngitis, You'll Laugh So Hard

    This film is extremely inappropriate for anyone except for teens and up. There's sex (the Christian guy's girlfriend unbuttons her shirt and says to the boys "Do you wanna f*** me now or what?), almost constant use of the f-word, constant drug use (this is a stoner film, so expect weed ahoy), and anti-Indian and Asian humor (against Harold/Kumar). The film is about two college aged guys, one being in an office and Asian, the other being an Indian med student. They go on a quest to get exxxxxtremely baked and go to the White Castle. This movie is so dang funny my throat was tired.

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