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I Heart Huckabees

(2004, Rated R, Comedy, Starring Dustin Hoffman, Jude Law, Naomi Watts)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 16.
  • Is it any good?

    5.0
  • Common Sense says

    Brilliant existential comedy for adults only.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 16–17

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    All major characters white.
  • Violence:

    Mild comic peril and scuffles.
  • Sex:

    Sexual references, brief explicit sexual situation.
  • Language:

    Extremely strong language.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Drinking, smoking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About I Heart Huckabees

Parents need to know that this movie has extremely strong language (it begins with a very colorful stream of epithets), and some sexual references and one brief explicit sexual situation. Characters drink and smoke. The movie includes mild comic peril and some tense confrontations.

Read our full review by Nell Minow

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Louisiana
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 5.0

    Your rating for this as the age level set way too high!

    It was a brilliant movie, and definitely appropriate for 14-year-olds and up.

  2. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 5.0

    A must see for anyone who likes to enhance their mind and outlook on life

    Brilliant movie full of existentialist themes and yet it does not bore you but makes you laugh time and time again. I felt lightheaded after watching it and had the urge to clap which I did to my own enjoyment.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 4.0

    Existential Paradise

    This movie was awesome. If you don't understand philosophy, you won't get it though. :)

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Utah
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 1.0

    To be blunt, this movie was terrible. My mom and I lost several brain cells in the process of watching this. The sex scene was vulgar, as was the obnoxious overuse of the F word. We turned it off before it was even finished.

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

  6. Adult Reviewer
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    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 4.0

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