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Without a Paddle

(2004, Rated PG-13, Comedy, Starring Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepard)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 14.
  • Is it any good?

    1.0
  • Common Sense says

    Even a paddle can't keep this movie from sinking.

Why We Rated This off for Ages 14 and Under

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Homophobic humor, misogynistic humor.
  • Violence:

    Comic peril and violence, a lot of shooting and some graphic images.
  • Sex:

    Strong sexual references and situations for a PG-13.
  • Language:

    Strong language for a PG-13.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Drinking, smoking, marijuana.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Without a Paddle

Parents need to know that this movie has a lot of very strong material for a PG-13 including a lot of "action" violence (a lot of shooting with very powerful weapons but hardly any blood and no one seriously hurt), comic peril (including a bear attack and many dangerous encounters on the river), and some graphic images (sewing up a bloody wound, a skeleton, lots of poop). There are many sexual references and situations, including references to peeking at a girl's "downstairs," a pierced "downstairs," and a lot of homophobic and misogynistic humor. A woman's unshaven leg is supposed to be as scary as Sasquatch. Characters use strong language. Characters smoke and drink beer, other characters are drug dealers, and getting stoned is played for humor.

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    funny movie

    its not as bad as there sayin it is

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 0.0

    Funny but...

    This is movie is funny but has a lot if sexual things and language. It also has a bit of violence. Guns are used, the word S*** is used quite a few times. I thought this movie was very funny but it had its ups and downs.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Ohio
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

    funny but not for family movie night

    This was a funny movie but this is not some thing for younger broter/sister or grandma to watch. its deffently more of a teen movie to go to the cinema and have a laugh with friends.

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Funny for teens.

    Funny for teens. says a couple of things about sex that weren't good and there's some language and some drink and jokes about drugs. But it was over all a preat funny and good movie.

  5. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Too much bad content

    This movie has too much bad content. Now that I think of it, it has waaaaaaaaaay too much bad content.

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 1.0

    Bad movie...................

    This movie is not only bad, it also is very inappropriate for kids. It involves marajuana and alcohol, violence with guns, sexual situations with girls......... and the dialogue is very bad. The main characters talk about everything your parents don't want you to hear. Hopefully some of the viewers will be eating popcorn with the movie so they won't hear some of the bad things the characters are saying-- Skip the popcorn. Why would you need popcorn? You shouldn't be watching this movie.

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0

    Kinda funny but inappropriate movie, made for teens yet not good for their age group. A few subtle refeances that parody movies like Rambo, Indiana Jones and some others. If you don't like Paulie Shore/Adam Sandler (they aren't in the movie) type humor, you probably won't like this. I'd give it fourstars if it did not have 'sexual material' in it.

  8. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Indiana
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    This movie was really funny but NOT FOR CHILDREN

    THIS was a funny movie i think i about peed my pants but....... not for children there is some sex and some violence some drugs and some bad language. it was really funny though and u should see it w/ friends or ur older children

  9. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Oklahoma
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0

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

    HILARIOUS

    This movie was so funny. I was crying I was laughing so hard and my friend fell out of her chair...Everyone in the theater was laughing hysterically.

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Pretty funny...

    Pretty funny movie, but some parts are a little over the top for kids my age. I wouldn't take kids that are my age to see it probably, but for kids that are older, it could be pretty funny.

  12. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Awesome

    This movie was great - it was very funny and very cool. I think adults should take your kids to see this (only if they're 13 or over) movie because it was great. Yeah I admit there were some parts that were too old for me but it still was funny!! But for the most part it was a good funny film.

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