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Monster's Ball

(2002, Rated R, Drama, Starring Heath Ledger, Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    This brutal movie is for adults only.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    A theme of the movie
  • Violence:

    Brtual violence, excplicit execution, suicide, death of a child
  • Sex:

    Very explicit sexual situations
  • Language:

    Extremely strong language, including racial epithets
  • Consumerism:

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

    Drinking and smoking
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Monster's Ball

Parents need to know that this is a brutal movie. It includes an explicit execution, a suicide by gunshot, the death of a child, and extremely explicit sexual situations, including prostitution. There are very disturbing family situations involving emotional and physical abuse. Characters use very strong language, and they drink and smoke.

Read our full review by Nell Minow

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how people become racist and how we find help when we need it. Do you agree with what Hank decided about his father? What is Leticia thinking at the very end of the movie? What do you think will happen next?

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  1. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 0.0

    Horrible and shocking

    I don't have the words to say how unprepared I was to see this explicit movie. The language was absolutely horrible, violence (including a graphic suicide) and several sex scenes which were in my opinion pornographic. Nothing worth watching!

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