Mean Girls
(2004, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey)Ratings at a Glance
| 75% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
| 50% | of parents don't feel there are good role models |
| 50% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 50% | of parents say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking |
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Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
FUNNY! for adults..
This is a very funny movie if you're over 15. Younger kids won't get all of it and Most of the content just isn't appropriate.
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Great for mature tweens
Loved it but some iffy stuff
- I rate this title off for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
e.g. Perfect for older kids, but not for tweens
This movie is a very funny comdedy for kids OVER 13. I watched it and i laughed the whole way through. But, some material is inapropriate. LOVED it!
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Great teen movie!
My 15 year old son watched this movie with his 16 year old sister, and all of their friends from high school, and they were laughing so ahrd i had to shut the basement door! Mean Girls tells the story of a homeschooled teenage girl who tries to make it through public high school. As everyone knows must homeschooled teens are socially intept, so it takes the main charatcer a lot more knowledge of the five biggest things in public high school - sex, fitting in, boys, girls, and humiliation! This movie was very funny! Most parents are offended by the bullying, and humiliation teens are exposed to i the movie, but come on! Thats what schools all about! The movie is real, and deals with real stuff public schooled teens do! Parents need to step asside and let their teens decide whats right for them to watch! The movie also deliveres a good message! 4 Stars!
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
Funny, Moderately perverted at times, but LOL FUNNY!!!
This movie stars Lindsey Lohan and SNL star Tina Fey. It has a good message in the end but lots of High School potty mouth. Comic violence, language, and suggestive content are moderate but mature 8th graders and up shouldn't have a problem. I suggest watching it when it comes on ABC family so that most of the stuff is edited! Still made me LOL the whole time!!
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Laughed
GOOD
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
This movie was amazing. it had a lot of mean, racist language but it the long run it was pretty funny!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 17 and give it
A cute teen comedy,for boys and girls ages 11 and up!
I took my 11 year old son, and my 14 year old daughter to see this movie, and they loved it! It had some mature material in it..but its still cool for kids 11 and up, and it also delivered a strong message on teen bullying, and humiliation! This is a must see for your pre-teens and up!
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Surprisingly educational!
If you were a prep, J.V. jock, burnout, sexually active band geek, or someone that just wanted to fit in while in high school, this movie has a place for you. Mean Girls centers around Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan), a teenage girl home-schooled in Africa until her junior year of high school after her parents decide that she needs to be socialized. She goes through the typical trials and tribulations of social life throughout high school with the “plastics,†the popular crowd. The movie was written by Tina Fey, a Saturday Night Live alum, and one of the stars of the movie. She has written a commentary on teenage life in high school. One of the things covered in the movie is the idea of popularity and what it represents to youth. High school popularity seems to equate to clothes, make-up, thinness, and money. In one scene, the head of the plastics has gained weight and is trying on dresses for the dance. She is struggling to get the dress on and asks for a bigger size. The sales clerk replies, “Sorry, we only carry sizes 1, 3, and 5. You could try Sears.†The plastics also have a “rulebook†of what is appropriate to wear to school each week. They feel the need to look made up every day. At one point Cady comments, “I used to think there was just fat and skinny. But apparently there's lots of things that can be wrong on your body.†The film also addresses the issue of cliques. The beginning of the film starts out with a friend describing the seating in the cafeteria. Each group is labeled and described in five words or less. Towards the end of the movie, the junior girls are given an impromptu workshop on how to treat each other with more respect. Fey points out that all teenage girls are insecure and go through mostly the same problems. Another issue addressed at the workshop is the usage of terms such as “skank, ho, and slut.†Throughout the movie, leading up to this scene, these terms are used often, and mostly by young females. Fey points out, “Well, I don't know who wrote this book, but you all have got to stop calling each other sluts and whores. It just makes it ok for guys to call you sluts and whores.†The movie is rated PG-13 for sexual content, language, and some teen partying. While this movie has some risqué material, it has several underlying messages that can actually be educational for children and parents. This messages include how to treat people with respect, responsible decision-making, and the roles played in high school. This is an excellent movie for parents and teenagers to watch together. Not only will it entertain both, but will help to create a useful conversation about the issues in teenage life.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
Realistic, hilarious, but sometimes mature movie for older tweens and up.
Mean Girls tells the story of Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan), a girl who's been homeschooled in Africa since she was 4, and is going to an American public high school for her junior year. On her second day, she makes friends with a gothic girl (Lizzy Caplan) and a gay boy (Daniel Franzese). But on her third day, three popular girls (Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, and Amanda Seyfried) known as the Plastics, invite Cady to eat lunch with them. The gothic girl, Janice, hates the leader of the group, Regina, so after Regina humiliates Cady at a Halloween party, she recruits Cady to spend more time with the Plastics and try to take down Regina. But the more time she spends with the Plastics, the more of a "mean girl" she becomes. Eventually, when the whole school turns against her, she has to set things right. There is strong sexual content for a PG-13, including a lesbian couple kissing at a party and a few perverts who want to "butter muffins" and see girls in the nude. The language isn't too bad: one use each of "hell" and "effing", and several uses of "bitch", "slut", "ass", "crap", and "damn". Two instances of teen partying, including one where Cady drinks to the point where she vomits.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
I loved it
I watched this movie with my 12 year old and thought it was just fine. I mean it does have some bad stuff in it but as long as i was there to point it out and explaine it to her the movie is fine.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
I thoughtn was horrible
I am pregnent and when they are about one yeas old there going to want to watch this movie or show that is on the television! And some times i might go to a friends to watch it and my kids always want to come with me and if they saw that movie they would want to do the same things that they did. I think that no child under the age of seventeen should watch this! thank you
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Over hyped teen movie
Once again, commonsensemedia over exaggerates. The language is strong, yes, but not for a PG-13. There are no f-words in the movie. Also, there's was a lot of suggestive dialogue in the movie, and a few sexual scenes, but no scenes actually depicting sex. It should not have had an R-rating. PG-13 is appropriate. However, I think it's disgusting that there are 11 and 12 year olds who have seen this. Even though I think the rating is appropriate, I wouldn't have let a 13 year old watch this either. It's probably best for 15+. I saw this with my best friend when I was 15, almost 16. I would never have watched it with my mother. I watch a lot of suggestive things with my younger sister, who is 12 (and watches things like Friends regularly) , but I would never have let her see this. And to all of the kids whose parents won't let them see this: Don't feel bad. You're not missing much. Rachel McAdams is the only actress in this worth watching, and the whole movie reminds me of why I hated high school. All in all, for your average 15-17 year old, this would probably be a fun movie to see with friends, NOT a younger sibling or parent.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
saddens me
i can't believe that there are so many parents who let their kids watch this movie! it is not appropriate to expose your kids to sex, drugs, crude language and mean behaviour at a young age. besides, when a movie is rated pg-13 then maybe, just maybe you should take that advise and not let your kids watch it until they are 13! doesn't that just make good common sense???
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
A very funny and interesting movie! You will want to watch it again! It has some bad content but it ends on a positive note.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Very good and very helpful for freshmen. 12+
It's a tough world out there and this helps get you prepared.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
YUK!!!
Trash mouth...nasty girls with absolutely stupid adults. Sex is the number one topic and it is pushed to the limit. It is terrible to be a nice girl...and to be a virgin is unacceptable. Just an awful waste of time and money.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
So much fun!
Great for older kids and adults--hilarious!
Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
Mean girls are good!
the language isn't that bad, they use words like s-ut, b--ch, h-o, wh-re, ska-k, and f-gly. It is very funny though.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
mean girls- okay?
okay.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
Perfect for elder teens.
A good movie! A lot of dirty dancing and sexual references.
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
hilarious
this movie is soo funny but definatley not appropriate for age 8 and under
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
hilarous
i love this movie but they say btch a lot but your kid probly hears it at school anyway
- I rate this title on for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Great Movie!
This was an awesome movie! Definitely one of my favorites! Although I was shocked at the references they had, I still thought it was a very good movie.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
HE HE
I LOVED THIS MOVIE! Perfect chick flick to watch with some girlfriends at a slumber PART-A! The worst thing about it is the language they use s***, B****, and more, you see people making out, some times only in their underwear, good message at the end, funny, but for most of the movie the messages and role models are bad. But it's a movie people, no one watches a movie for good role models and stuff, they watch it for entertainment, which this movie provides plenty of! HA HA. Loved it!
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
lovez it
OMG I LOVE THIS MOVIE ITS THE BEST EVERRR. something to get the girls toghter and watch or your mum. a few offensive refrences and a bit of kissing and sex.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
great
it was good!
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
e.g. Perfect for older kids, but not for tweens
Love love love it!!!
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My highlights are:
awesome
this movie rox!! i dont think its okay for anyone who doesnt know what sex is but i loved it
- I rate this title on for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
bad...
I really did not like this movie. It had too much language. I'll bet that 10% of the script was all swears. there wasn't a very good message sent out, and there are really bad role models in there, too. the main character drinks underage, gets drunk, and ends up throwing up. the main character also sets a bad example by writing in something called the burn book, which is a book that they put nasty remarks in about people that they're mad at or hate. over all, its a bad movie and I don't approve of showing it to kids under age 14. I'm 10, and it was a HUGE mistake for me to watch it at this age.
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Some sexual references, but nothing big.
I LOVE this movie! I first saw it when I was 10, and there's no problem with it. If you're in middle school, you hear each of the cuss words at least 10 times a day- that's no big deal. There are sexual references, but again, if you're a middle schooler, you deal with that already. And the tone is light and humourous, so it's not like serious sexual stuff or anything.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
mean girls review
well i think it should be appropriate for ages 10 because my dad said it would
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
A Good Movie
This movie for me is funny, but in my opinion, it's that kind of movie you can only watch for a couple times, once every five months, or you'll be soo sick of it. I remember I watched this with my mother and father, and my little brother was in the room, but he was too young to really understand anything. Plus, he was also highly more interested in his Legos and I don't think he payed any attention at all, except when my mother burst out laughing a couple times. This is a great movie, but ABC has an edited version, so if you're seeing this with your child for the first time and they're sort of iffy on the PG-13 movies, that's a good place to watch it. 8-year-olds and younger will probably not understand some of the teen dirtiness is. Though, I don't recommend 8-year-olds to be watching this movie either.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
not for tweens
It teaches kids what happens when you try to be something that u r not
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
I love the movie. It doesn't concern me about the sex content because It's so funny!
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
I LOVE THIS MOVIE
this movie is one of those movies that i could watch 1000 times! This movie is about this new girl cady who has been homeschooled until 11th grade.. And she joins this clique called the "plastics".. i think this movie shows how hard it is to fit in high school!
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
A movie every girl should see
Mean Girls was entertaining, funny, and a good chick flick. Karen was hilarious with her ESPN boobs that "predict" the weather as its occuring! The movie actually is somewhat realistic because girls are really catty and stuff like that happens all the time.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
This movie is sketchy.
Sure, it can be funny. Sure, it might be a fun chick flick. But the truth is, it is not good and not appropriate. I watched it first when it just came out, I was 10 or 11. The content is iffy and I think it sets the wrong image for young girls. If your child is younger than 12 you should watch it with them or at least have a discussion, because the content should be an issue. Over 12, hopefully they'll be mature enough to handle it. I was appaled when I read the reviews that adults think it is appropriate for young girls because frankly, it's not.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Wonderful movie with a message!
Sexual Content: Multiple uses of the words slut and whore. Girls wear VERY revealing costumes to a halloween party. Partial nudity. Coach Karr has sex with underage girls. Jason asks Cady "can I assign someone to butter your muffin?". Violence: Regina is hit by a bus. Cady imagines how things would be settled in the "animal world". It is solved by violence. Language: Multiple uses of slut, whore, ho, and bitch. One use of "effing", said how it is spelt here. Social Behaviour: Disabled and homosexual characters are in the forefront. Commercialism: Fendi, gucci, Spice Girls, ect. Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage drinking with vomiting in result. Cady writes Ms.Norberry as a drug pusher in the "Burn Book". Mean Girls On for 15+ Mature comedy. Real life and hillarious! Highly reccomend it!!! ~lilyallen101~
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Good Movie...but a little too mean
I don't understand why every teen movie portrays the popular crowd to be so mean towards every one else, let alone betray their own friends. Middle and High School girls, yes, they can be vicious and backstabbing but it offends me especially in a movie like this how the directors go overboard. Sure it was a good movie to watch, but honestly, give girls some slack. Secondly, i really don't understand why almost every parent is against this particular movie, the sex stuff, is not bad, i guess you could call it slightly "racy" but things like that happen and your kids know about it and have probably seen it in other movies. (that was a tip) Finally, all though i think, personaly, things went a little too far, the movie does have a great ending with good morals. All together 12+ and 4 stars.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Good movie
good movie loved it and mostly how they end up funny
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
loved it
Mean girls was hilarious and me and my best friend watched it more than 15 times awesome:)
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
