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(2005, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Meryl Streep, Uma Thurman, Bryan Greenberg)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 15.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Predictable, sexy comedy pushes PG-13 rating.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–16

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Characters lie to one another repeatedly, then learn they shouldn't.
  • Violence:

    One character throws pies at ex-girlfriends' faces; running gag has a grandmother hitting herself in the head with a frying pan.
  • Sex:

    Explicit references for a PG-13. Frequent discussion of sex and genitals; minor imagery, including one bar scene with suggestive dancing.
  • Language:

    Frequent sexual profanity.
  • Consumerism:

    Starbucks, New York's Cinema Village, Magnolia Bakery, Nintendo, Crate & Barrel.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Drinking at parties, in homes, and at a bar (to the point of drunkenness).
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Prime

Parents need to know that this movie includes a lot of discussion (though very little imagery) of sexual activity. The protagonist describes her revived sex life to her therapist using explicit language (repeated references to male and female genitals). Characters drink at parties and in their homes.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about questions of trust and betrayal. How does Lisa betray her patient, Rafi, by not telling her she's David's mother? How does the therapist-patient relationship resemble a parent-child relationship, but how is it also different, with regard to expectations of confidence and honesty?

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    4 star movie, 1 star ending

    This was a good movie, and extremely enjoyable and funny, but the ending stunk..it was confusing and dissapointing. Overall a good movie, just needs a new ending!

  2. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 3.0

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Dumb Ending

    The movie was mostly good. But the end was so stupid. I was so disipointed and walked out of there confusied. But overall the movie was pretty good. 14+

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Missouri
    I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it 2.0

    Meryl Streep makes the movie

    The funniest parts were with Rafi and her therapist (Meryl Streep) and we saw those in the previews. I think the sex was over-done only because those scenes could have been substituted with cute scenes depicting the differences between the two: their religion, their social status and age. It was an "OK" movie.

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