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Tomcats

(2002, Rated R, Comedy, Starring Shannon Elizabeth, Jerry O'Connell, Jake Busey)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.

  • Is it any good?

    1.0

  • Common Sense says

    A parade of labored sex gags and bathroom humor.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Men and women look equally bad. Hispanic characters show up as maids or drug-dealers. TOMCATS is a parade of labored sex gags and trashy bathroom humor. One joke involves amputated testicles.

  • Violence:

    A police shootout. A woman run over by a golf cart. Fist-fighting. The hero is chained up, literally, by a mousy librarian. A rock-climbing accident that parodies Mission Impossible 2. A gun battle in a drug house, played mainly for laughs (but wit

  • Sex:

    Actual nudity is only glimpsed on a fuzzy TV monitor, but there are abundant scantily-clad women. Most of the sex is off-camera and mainly referenced in the dialogue. Male masturbation. Some sado-masochism.

  • Language:

    Plentiful profanity, mostly relating to sexual functions and clinical details.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Drinking and drug use.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Tomcats

Parents need to know that abundant sleaze, dislikeable characters, and bad-taste humor (that, even worse, isn't funny most of the time) make this movie a must-miss.

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Ivey Zahn
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it 2.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    gross and not funny

    First of all, it's rated pg-13 not rated R. Secondly, if you think its so bad, why rate it with five stars? tomcats is disgusting i almost threw up. Dont let your kids watch this movie. It's about cheating and having sex.

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    Ferron008
    Lives in Maine
    I rate this title off for age 13 and give it 4.0

    Amazing,u cant stop laughing!!!!!

    I luvd this movie,u just cnt stop laughing!!! xD

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