I think this movie is fairly good. The story-line is enjoyable and Sandra Bullock shows that she really can be one kick-azz cop. However, there is some 'iffy' stuff which isn't good for anyone under age 17. The things which make this movie unsuitable to younger viewers are: Language, a person is shown getting murdered, a young woman tells a young man he needs to "get laid", a young man (About 18-19) is shown having sex with a girl (Age 17-18) in a video, you can see him moving up and down on top of her and then the video ends, also Sandra Bullock's character is shown coming on to a man in two parts of the film (One of which is cut off when they start to undress each other).
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Murder by Numbers
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Predictable thriller is definitely not for kids.
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Parents need to know that this movie has some graphic violence, including murders and domestic abuse. Characters use very strong language, drink, use drugs, and smoke. A character has an exploitive sexual encounter that is secretly videotaped. Cassie has sex with Sam but won't allow him to get close to her. There's a homosexual connection between Justin and Rick. The movie's tension and creepiness may upset some viewers.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the role parental neglect might have played in creating a need in Rick and Justin to do something angry and destructive and the way that two people can spur each other on to do things that neither of them could have imagined alone. Why was becoming a detective a good or bad way for Cassie to respond to her past? Did the detectives lie to the suspects? Is that fair? Families may also want to talk about the famous "prisoner's dilemma", which we see here as the police question the two boys in different rooms so that each one feels pressure to confess first.
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- I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it
Murber by Numbers - Not Bad, If You're a Teen
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