It took me until about half-way through the movie to actually get into it; most of the humor is typical dorky teen-movie stuff. Mid-PG-13 rating - language, little bit of goofy violence, usual count of sexual *references* for something dealing with the playboy mansion. The initial sterotyping was obnoxious, but I like the fact that later in the movie the main character does try to "smarten-up". Overall it's not a great movie, but it's okay enough for it's genre; I'd recommend Sydnie White and She's The Man long before it, though.
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The House Bunny
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Some laughs, but an iffy message for girls.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14–16
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What Parents Need to Know
About The House Bunny
Parents need to know that although this fluffy college-set comedy is supposedly about why it's important to be yourself, it has some iffy messages for the tween and young teen girls who are most likely to want to see it -- chiefly, that women need to doll themselves up to attract the opposite sex. Since main character Shelley is a Playboy bunny, sex in general is a main theme of the movie, even though the only "action" is a couple of kisses. There are constant references to Playboy: The mansion, the magazine, and Hugh Hefner himself all play central roles in the plot. Scenes set in the mansion include scads of barely dressed bunnies wearing revealing lingerie or tiny bikinis, and Shelley does the same even after she leaves (in one scene, the entire length of her nude body is visible from the back). Characters also discuss sex and virginity. One sorority sister is pregnant, but her pregnancy is used like a prop instead of taken seriously. Language includes one "f--k" and many uses of "bitch," and characters drink frequently (though generally not to excess) at both the mansion and college parties.
Read our full review by Sandie Angulo Chen
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about whether Shelley is a good role model. Is her dream of becoming a Playboy centerfold an admirable one? What do the Zeta sisters learn from her? What does she learn from them? What is the movie's message about young women? What does "sisterhood" mean, according to the Zetas? Ultimately, does the movie reinforce stereotypes or undermine them?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Forgettable but amusing
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Great movie. (:
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
perfect for everybody but might seem teenish for adults
love it not bad at all she just said f-k once because shes was trying to act like marily monroe and the street steam burned her just shows butt cheecks one time and everybodys seen butcheeks its not like its a vagina no sex in the movie
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
Surpisingly Funny
Lots of sexual humor (including brief nudity), so language (b-word, 1 f-word and more). It was pretty funny though
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
Surpisingly Funny
Lots of sexual humor (including brief nudity), so language (b-word, 1 f-word and more). It was pretty funny though
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
Even though this movie is a little dumb, I like it. Its a comedy about a playboy who gets kicked out of the Mansion and becomes a house mother. I learned that its ok to step out of your comfort zone, and that lying is bad.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
eh
its okay
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
Iffy for a 11 year old
I've watched this movie once, and I would say after Shelley moves to the Zeta sorority it becomes a little less innapropriate, just watch out for the playboy photo shoots and at the play boy mansion (no nudity though)
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
I think you should see this!
This movie was really good. In the beginning there is where the play boy bunnys are all in just underware and bras and dance and some inaporpriate language, but otherwise then that it is a really good movie and at the end it has a good ending of it also.
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
funny
this movie was so funny
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
It's part Legally Blonde, part Mean Girls, does not glorify Playboy
I wish I could have checked "on" for a teen girl, and "off" for teen boys. I never like some of the stereotyping I see in movies as far as it affects boys, because so many I know never discuss movies with their parents. But I have a 14-year-old teen daughter, and found it to be fine for her and her friends. If you allow your daughter to see Legally Blonde, this is not much different. Silly and air-headed, college humor, lots of girly fashion, some sexual humor, not a big deal. Every time I thought it was going to go somewhere I didn't want it to, it didn't. There was no glorifying being a centerfold-- it actually shows how ridiculous the Bunny's "methods for getting men to like her" were when she finally has a date with a legitimate nice guy who works for a nursing home. Most of the movie is spent on the college campus and not at the Mansion, and even when they show the mansion, it is pretty innocuous-- no wild lacivious parties. There are no "nude centerfold" photo shoots. And I was glad that, while the Bunny tries to makeover a ragtag sorority, it sent a good message that once they finally were pretty, they realized they were acting mean and judgmental toward people, just like the popular sorority girls. At first I didn't like the fact that the Bunny organizes a jungle-themed type of "sacrifice" party when she finds out one of the sorority girls is "inexperienced", but after the party-goers cheer for the girl and have her slide down into a vat of jello, that's all the further it goes. They don't talk about why she's the guest of honor, she doesn't get carried off by some guy at the end of the party, nothing else. I've already had a good discussion with my daughter about how casual sex is treated like "everyone does it" in movies and how unreal that is so I felt like she could handle this scene. The Bunny gets thrown in jail briefly toward the beginning of the movie for "misinterpreting" what a police officer says and gets thrown into a cell with hookers-- some teens will "get" the whole scene and for others, it will go right over their heads.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
FUNNY, some content but still FUNNY. A must-see for chick-flick fanatics.
The only thing bad about this movie is the fact that the main character is a playboy bunny. Still has a good message and some pretty wacky stuff. Watch it with mature 20 year olds and you will laugh out loud the WHOLE TIME!!!
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Great Movie
Basically, this movie is a way to show teens and preteens in a way interesting to their taste, that you can be yourself and do well in this world. If you just watch the beginning of the movie you may think it's appaling because they are teaching the wrong message, that you have to be a bimbo to get things you want and to get things done. When I saw the beginning in the theatre, I just wanted to walk out but believe me, it gets better. It's humorous and sends a good message. But if you are a parent considering letting your child watch it you should have a discussion about it because there is some content in this movie that isn't exactly perfect.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
very funny
i am 13 and i think it it appropriate for mature 13 year olds and older. i think this movie gives a nice message that you should be your self and people should like you for what you are.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
hilarious
i saw this movie and it is funny! very safe for what you would think
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
hilarious
i saw this movie and it is funny! very safe for what you would think
- I rate this title iffy for age 16 and give it
good for a 16 yr old
good for a 16 yr old but I still think you should watch it with them just and cause they copy the things they see on the movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
laughed
i loved the movie
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