This is one of my all-time fave movies. (yeah, I know i say that alot, but this really is!) Josie is the perfect role model, not compromising any of her values to fit in. Rob too, when a girl (16) asks to sleep with him (23) he turns her down though thouroughly tempted. Yeah, there's a lot of sex in it (nothing totally explicit) My advice would be to watch it before your kids see it, and then watch it with them with your finger on the fast-forward and mute buttons.
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Never Been Kissed
(1999, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring David Arquette, Drew Barrymore, John C. Reilly, Michael Vartan)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12. -
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Common Sense says
A genuinely sweet and romantic story for teens.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 12 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Never Been Kissed
Parents need to know that the film includes some sexual references (Josie's friend at the office brags about her sex life, but envies Josie's views on love) and that in one scene Josie unknowingly eats some hash brownies and as a result behaves very foolishly. A "sex talk" is played for humor, and involved putting condoms on bananas. A young girl offers to have sex with Rob. He is clearly tempted, but knows that it would be wrong, and he turns her down. In general, however, this movie's values are of self-respect and of making decisions
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about why high school is such a clique-ish stage of life, and what kids think will be different in college and afterward. Why did Josie want so badly to meet the limited standards of high school popularity? Why did her friends at work envy her? Why didn't she tell the truth earlier?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
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- Good role models
Really cute!
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
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its a good movie
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
think twice
This movie seems like an appropriate movie for 13 year olds to teach them what to do in there sex life.
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
Funny yet sexual
This movie is very funny a sweet but can get somewhat sexual
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- I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
My eleven year old is not ready to see teenagers putting condoms on bananas and obscene gestures, like suggestively licking pencils. Too bad, it could have been a cute movie.
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Great for showing how "the other half" lived through high school
I really related to the main character. When I saw it for the first time, I remember thinking that all junior and high school students should see it.
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