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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

(2003, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 14.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Battle of the sexes romcom with mature content.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 14–15

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Deceptive behavior, and numerous negative female and male stereotypes -- meant for laughs but will be offensive to many.
  • Violence:

    One punch in the face.
  • Sex:

    Plenty of sex talk and sexual behavior. The couple follow each other into the shower for implied sex, kiss passionately, visit a couples/sex therapist, and talk about the name of his penis. Plenty of sexualized magazine headlines shown and near-naked women posing in sportswear.
  • Language:

    Many instances of "s--t" especially, plus "pisser," "ass," "freaking," and more. They play the card game named "Bulls--t."
  • Consumerism:

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

    Drinking and smoking, drunkenness; lots of drinking references.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Parents need to know that this movie has very mature material for a PG-13, including explicit and graphic sexual references and situations. There are references to impotence, orgasms, sex between people who do not know each other very well, and the appropriate name to give to genitals. Characters drink and smoke. Drinking to the point of drunkenness is portrayed as a way to handle unhappiness. There is also very strong language for a PG-13, including continuous use through one long scene of the word "bulls--t" in a card game. Most important, this is a movie in which the characters lie to each other and manipulate each other and make no effort to tell each other the truth, even after they have become very close.

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  • Families can talk about how men and women may have different communication styles. And they should talk about bets that may hurt someone's feelings. What negative male and female stereotypes did you see here?

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative role models

    best chick flick

    kate hudson isn't the best role model, she pretends to be someone she's not for a newspaper article. language isn't all that bad, mostly h--l, bulls--t but that's about it, sex content is kinda strong for a pg-13.

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    great cheer up film

    great movie. i am 11 and loved it to death

  3. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title off for age 16 and give it 2.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    No kids at all! even i am 2 young!

    No kids! too much sex for kids to handle!

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

    Loved It!

    This is now my absolute favorite movie. I've seen it about 4 times and can simply not get over how funny it was. As for content the big thing is that there is quite a bit of sexual humor (i.e. there are scenes in this movie that are full of it), mainly they are supposed to be geared to an older audience but there is nothing explicit shown. The language is pretty typical for a PG-13. the s word is used several times in a few scenes but nothing stronger than that. Overall this movie is great and if your at least 14 this is a great movie for you to see!

  5. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Great movie!

    There are a few iffy scenes. Probably better for 13+.

  6. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 4.0

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 5.0

    excellent comedy

    I really liked this comedy. I laughed out loud during much of it. I don't think it's appropriate for a child or younger teenager. Probably you need to be over 17 or 18 to even get a lot of the humor anyway.

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

    Yay!

    This is a really great movie! it's witty, funny, and has a good ending. I really like that it's not too predictable either. yay. Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey were very convincing. The whole movie was good and alot more appropriate than they're saying. it had nothing really "explicit." Language wasn't that bad, and sexual stuff wasn't that bad either. 15+? i dont think so. try 9+.

  9. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Great!

    This movie was excellent. My parents thought it was cute, but it definitly is geared towards the 26 & under crowd. Kate Hudson's character shows two great sides of women: the woman who wants to succeed, and the woman who wants to have fun. Her character, an author of a column in a fashion magazine, wants to write about relevent, world topics while she is forced to write about fashion how-to's. This is her story of having fun with a guy for a column who hopes to dump him in two weeks but falls head-over-heels in love with him. It's funny, cute, and very appropriate. There were two scenes that might be a little bit embarassing to watch with your parents if you aren't comfortable with slight sexual conduct, but it was clean and nothing was shown that wouldn't normally be seen.

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