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Team America: World Police

(2004, Rated R, Comedy, Starring Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Kristen Miller)
  • 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?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    This raunchy movie is not for children.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The movie is oddly homophobic.
  • Violence:

    Graphic cartoon-style violence, characters get shot, blown up, etc.
  • Sex:

    Explicit sexual references and graphic (puppet) sex.
  • Language:

    Extremely strong language.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Characters drink and smoke.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Team America: World Police

Parents need to know that this movie isn't for children. It's extremely vulgar and raunchy, with exceptionally strong language and graphic sexual references and situations, featuring naked marionettes engaging in a variety of sexual acts and positions. The movie is oddly homophobic. The organization based on the Screen Actors Guild is called the Film Actors Guild so it can have the initials F.A.G. A male character forces another male character into a sexual encounter not because they are gay but as an expression of power. Later, the experience is made public to humiliate the one who had to submit. There is a lot of graphic puppet violence, with characters getting shot, blown up, decapitated, sliced in half, and burned. Characters drink and smoke. And there's an extended barfing sequence.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about why celebrities speak out on politics and how effective they are. They could also talk about what makes the marionettes so funny. Would the movie work as well if it was animated or live-action?

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  1. I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    Adult's only

    VERY,VERY STRONG LANGUAGE ,CONTENT AND VIOLENCE

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative role models

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    A hilarious satire, but not for kids under any circumstances.

    If you though that Matt Stone and Trey Parker were pushing the envelope with "South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut", you ain't seen nuthin' yet. The first thing worth mentioning is the graphic violence. Never mind that the main characters are marionettes; there's still plenty of room for mutilation, decapitation, bloody bullet holes, and flesh being torn limb from limb (the "flesh" is actually just meat stuffed inside the marionettes). The language is even worse; it makes the "South Park" motion picture look PG-rated by comparison. The f-word is used a couple of hundred times, but that's the least of your concern here. Every sexual word in existence is used in the most vulgar context imaginable, over and over again, not to mention the amount of prejudiced words for homosexuals. The sexual content, however, is the most shocking of anything. There are two puppet sex scenes, one of which is a man being forced to perform oral sex on another man, as well as constant explicit humor, including jokes about anal sex, masturbation, genital mutilation, and disrespectful comments about homosexuality. The movie has a surprisingly good moral in the form of an analogy, but it is phrased in such a vulgar manner that I cannot even hint at it here, and any positive messages that the movie has are probably drowned out by all the filth, anyway. Don't let anyone under 17 watch this one. It's one of the few R-rated movies that I think actually deserves a 17+ rating, and I'm sure you will agree.

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    Hilarious but Extremely Raunchy!

    This is a hilarious film. There is comedy galore in this animated laugh-athon. PARENTS: This may be a puppet feature, but it is absolutely not a kids film. The raunchiness level reaches an all-time high with explicit puppet sex (if I may be frank, they mostly just bang the dolls together in sexual positions, but it still is extremely raunchy) and much more, inlcuding some of the most creatively offensive language in existance. Yes, this is a funny movie - FOR GROWN UPS! 17+

  4. I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    It's more raunchy than south park, but I and a lot of people I know saw it at 12(when the movie first came out). There is a very graphic puppet sex scene(played more for comedy than anything), there is also violence/gore and profanity(again all involving puppets). It's a decent film, fairly funny, though not as good as South Park in my opinion.

  5. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 3.0

    south park with puppets

    south park creators you created a good tv show a funny film and now this offensive film is hilariuos. offensive funny raunchy especially the sex scene. the film will offend if your okay with that you will love this film

  6. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 5.0

    SO SO FUNNY. NO YOUNG KIDS

    THIS MOVIE IS VERY FUNNY. There is tons of bad words and there is one graphic graphic sex seen with tons of sound affects. Also there is tons of action with much blood but it's cartoonish. If you are 14 and up you should see it. NO ONE YOUNGER.

  7. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    One of the worst films ever- not for children.

    First off don't be fooled. Just because it's a puppet movie oh boy it's way more than that. They say the f word throughout and its derivatives, scatological terms, anatomical terms, derogatory terms, graphic sexual references, name-calling, mild obscenities, religious exclamations, and religious profanities. The sex is a big issue. Two puppets are shown having sex and you can see full frontal nudity. One moment in the film two men puppets are having sex. There is constant sexual references that are very explicit. The violence is very graphic and bloody that will scare kids easily. The drug content is really a big issues. Characters drink so much they vomit all over the place. Overall the film is nowhere near for kids. I admit I saw this in cinemas but I thought it was a kids film. Don't be fooled. The sex, violence, and language is seen throughout the entire film. Overall it's awful and not only is it offensive but it makes fun of religion and race.

  8. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 0.0

    No WAY!

    I am an extremely liberal minded person and I would in absolutely NO WAY endorse this movie for children. The satirical humor is too easily misunderstood and the outright ruthless gay bashing is offensive. Many parents may think this is a harmless 'puppet' movie, but they would be so wrong. I found not one thing funny about this movie and really it is not b/c I didn't "Get it". In fact, I totally "Got It," I just can't fathom why anyone from conservative to the most liberal of people would think there was anything worth seeing here. I would say if anything showing it to a child who has no understanding or irony and satire would take this the entirely wrong way and it would be COMPLETELY inappropriate. One of the worst movies I have ever seen.

  9. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    HILARIOUS!

    This film was great! It made me laugh many times, and I reckon it's funnier than south park. My 10 year old brother watched it and survived :P The only real problem is the sex scene. Pretty detailed with all the positions :S

  10. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Very funny, but not for kids (or anyone else, really...)

    While I have to admit that I laughed my way through this movie, it is not for kids, or even people my age (I'm 15). The movie has a good moral, but the moral gets lost amid all the raw language. MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY.

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 5.0

    NOT FOR KIDS

  12. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    The funniest movie!

    Its funny, I saw this movie kinda by accident. My bother, friend, friend's little brother (7 or 8), my dad and I were in Manhattan walking.(We were kinda just wandering around.) Then suddenly, I saw a movie theater. I said, "Maybe we all should see a movie, I mean, we're not really doing anything and I'm bored. So my dad agreed to pay for all of us. My brother wanted to see the stupid movie "Hero" when out of nowhere, God sent me a sign. (LOL) He sent down the "Team America" poster. My friend's little brother and I looked at it and agreed we sould all just watch that movie. So, I asked my dad. (P.S. On the poster I saw a bunch of puppets that interested me. I didn't know what the movie was all about. Seriously. So, we ended up flipping a coin. We won. My brother and my friend where pissed till the movie started. My dad came during the previews since he was buying popcorn and drinks. My dad fell asleep for the first 10 mins. till he heard.. " America, Fuck Yeah!" I was like laughing. I thought this film was about lovely little gay puppets. I was soooo wrong. I picked this movie because I was with an 8 year old. Duh! Then everyone loved me for picking the movie. I was in sooo much shit when my friend's mom found out that we watched an R-rated movie. Especially with her pure, innocent 8-year old son. Anyways my dad also got in trouble by my friends mom. So this was one of my best expierences at the movies. (Another one was when the same friend and I went to the movies and made out with each of our girlfriends. But I talk about that now sooooo gotta go!)

  13. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Hilarious and inappropiate at same time

    The movie is hilariously a satire of everything. Targeting the war on terror, conservatives, liberals, movie stars, AIDS, Michael Moore...the list goes on. Even in it's crude style it's just laugh-out-land funny. Some parts, like the sexual scenes and the intense vomiting scene, pass the line into tasteless, past funny. And it does seem to be a bit homophobic in some spots. The overly crude parts, like the afore mentioned sexual scenes, make it too much for those under 16 or 17.

  14. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Louisiana
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 3.0

    wasnt bad

    south park movie is better than this

  15. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    wow ^^^^

    k to the person who said im sick of little teens kalling this plitical humoour...then u are as blind as can get...this is so obviously political satire.that...i dunno...but u were probably offended becuase u did not agree with the political references...well u should not have seen this movie....i was raised in a family left wing politics and thats what this is all about..........its a very intelligent comedy..but at sometimes it as crude and over the top...ex. the sex sceene and the puke scene....but the political humour is VERY well done...

  16. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Colorado
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 5.0

    c'mon guys, dont try to act all grown up by calling this a "political humor

    ok the movie is sick. a puppet sex scene is sickening, the violence is kinda funny, but sickening. the language is horrible. im getting tired of lil' teens of my generation trying to act grown up by saying "this is an awesome political movie if ur smart enough". grown-ups who r smart enough to know politics know that this movie is just another sick teen-targeted movie.

  17. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Maryland
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

  18. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    A hilarious political commentary for those smart enough to understand it

    It may sound like flaming, but a review above me posted that this movie was great because of who it made fun of. Obviously, they did not understand the issues being addressed. They overly made fun of gay people to make fun of how the Republicans act. If you are an intelligent child who has your mind in the liberal point of view, and if you think you are mature enough, this is a great movie.

  19. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

  20. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Hawaii
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

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