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In Her Shoes
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 15. -
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Common Sense says
Drama about rival sisters. Best for teens and up.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About In Her Shoes
Parents need to know that the film includes sexual references (images and language); indeed, it opens on fragmented shots of a drunken sexual encounter in a bathroom at high school reunion. Focused on the tensions between two grownup sisters, one a rowdy rebel and the other a prototypical "good girl," the movie pays particular attention to familial conflicts, secrets, and traumatic history (the sisters discuss the mother's suicide, committed when they were children; their father is remarried to a woman who treats them disdainfully). Characters use some crude language, usually in anger or surprise, including multiple uses of the s-word and hell, and slang for sex and genitals. One character reads aloud from a romance novel (including predictable, here comic, references to heaving breasts and sexual passion); and an episode of Sex and the City on TV refers to sexual activity. The rebellious sister wears skimpy clothing, including bikinis and underwear. Characters drink (to the point of vomiting) and smoke. The rebellious sister steals money and other items, sometimes from family members.
Read our full review by Cynthia Fuchs
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the sisters' long-term, mutual resentments and distrusts. How does the sisters' competition for attention shape their relationship? How can they reconcile with one another by sharing basic truths? (The fact that Maggie's dyslexia has remained undiagnosed all her life is especially troubling.) How does the father's dishonesty about his troubles with their mother and her mother/their grandmother also a source of conflict?
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Great Message
This is a great movie for teens. I thought it would be really dumb but I loved it!! It has a great message, no matter how hard you try to get rid of them your family will always be there for you.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
i agree
This movie was a little inapropriate but you know they message is great!!! i thought it was a great story.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
I was entertained with this movie
I really enjoyed this movie. I thought each character, including Shirley Mclain as the grandmother, was realistic and interesting. Cameron Diaz's character (the "bad" girl) definitely exhibited behaviors that may not be suitable for young teens to see; although the outcome of the story is a good one. That also made it a feel good movie. I would not recommend this for kids under 15 because of several sex scenes, including an intense one that the movie opens with. Also the drinking, smoking and promiscuous behavior isn't to be taken lightly for young teens to watch.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Just Okay
I really thought this would be a GREAT movie...but it wasn't. It was simply okay. The language was rough at times. It had a good morally redeeming ending. The characters evolved. It had a few funny spots...but is was simply an okay movie.
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give it
i loved it.It had that touch and its not bad at all.
I think it should be a pg rated it is not bad at all its fine i would let a 8 year old watch it.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
COOL
I really liked this movie it was a little inapropriot at first but i thought it had a good lesson.
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