‘In the Land of Women’
Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, thematic elements and language.
What it’s about: Young screenwriter loses girlfriend, goes home to regroup and maybe learn to listen “in the land of women.”
The Kid Attractor Factor: It’s a date movie. Teenagers date.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Listening to and respecting the other person is the key to any successful relationship.
Violence: A punch is thrown.
Language: Profanity, here and there.
Sex: Nothing explicit.
Drugs: Teens drinking.
Parents’ advisory: A very mature movie that skews young enough to appeal to many age groups, including teenagers old enough to date and drive.
‘Hot Fuzz’
Rating: R for violent content including some graphic images, and language.
What it’s about: Tough top cop returns to the beat in a small village in Britain, a village that keeps its secrets well.
The Kid Attractor Factor: Rude, raunchy comedy from the creators of “Shaun of the Dead.”
Good lessons/bad lessons: “Keeping the peace” can have a sinister meaning, if you’re willing to for the dark side.
Violence: Over-the-top, grisly, but for comic effect.
Language: British-accented profanity.
Sex: Not really.
Drugs: The pub is caught serving under-age kids beer.
Parents’ advisory: The cop movie is celebrated and mocked in this, with the gore of gun violence played for laughs. Not appropriate for 15-and-unders.
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‘Are We Done Yet?’
Rating: PG for some innuendos and brief language.
What it’s about: A family buys a house in the country and lives to regret it.
The Kid Attractor Factor: A few cute kids, lots of slapstick involving home-improvement projects.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Always have your new house inspected, and contractors are lonely people who need friends.
Violence: Slapstick, some involving a fish.
Language: Quite clean for an Ice Cube movie.
Sex: Somebody’s about to give birth, a little teen flirtation.
Drugs: None.
Parents’ advisory: A family-friendly comedy about the horrors of home repair where even the temper tantrums seem mild-mannered.
‘Firehouse Dog’
Rating: PG for sequences of action peril, some mild crude humor and language.
What it’s about: Famous movie dog goes missing and finds a new home with a kid and a fire station.
The Kid Attractor Factor: An Irish terrier, in action. Very cute.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Don’t judge a dog by his collar.
Violence: Dogs and people in peril, a couple of punches are thrown.
Language: Canine bodily function jokes.
Sex: Doggie harems suggested.
Drugs: Champagne.
Parents’ advisory: Benign kiddie comedy with a few too many bathroom-humor jokes.
