June 22, 2009
The Proposal
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White
Directed by: Anne Fletcher
Rated: PG-13 for sexual content, nudity and language.
Parental Notes: This is a pretty standard PG-13 romantic comedy. The nudity is comedic and the sexual content is minimal.
The Taking of Pelham 123
Directed by: Tony Scott
Starring: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, James Gandolfini
Rated: R for violence and pervasive language.
Parental Notes: There's lots of swearing here, and a fair bit of violence. Not suitable for youngsters, but fine for teens and mature preteens, provided the language isn't a problem for you.
June 08, 2009
The Hangover
Directed by: Tod Phillips
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zack Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham
Rated: R for pervasive language, sexual content including nudity, and some drug material.
Parental Note: This is not a film for kids. It's gleefully vulgar and packed with adults behaving badly.
June 01, 2009
Drag Me To Hell
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Starring: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer
Rated: PG-13 for sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images and language.
Parental Notes: This is not for kids who can't handle scary movies. There's plenty of disgusting and startling stuff here, monsters and demons and all of that. Teens may enjoy it, but youngsters prone to nightmares should be kept home.
May 18, 2009
Angels & Demons
Directed by: Ron Howard
Starring: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgard, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Rated: PG-13 for sequences of violence, disturbing images, and thematic material.
Parental Notes: The violence in this film makes it unsuitable for most youngsters. There's some fairly antiseptic gunplay, but the film also includes people being burned alive and old men branded across the chest.
May 13, 2009
Star Trek
Directed by: J. J. Abrams
Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Eric Bana
Rated: PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, and brief sexual content.
Parental Notes: This is the first Star Trek film to be rated PG-13, and it's a deserved rating. Parts of this film will likely be too intense for sensitive youngsters, but the violence isn't particularly graphic.
May 04, 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Directed by: Gavin Hood
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Ryan Reynolds
Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial nudity.
Parental Notes: This is a fairly average PG-13. The violence is mostly cartoonish rather than graphically bloody.
April 27, 2009
The Soloist
Directed by: Joe Wright
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener
Rated: PG-13 for thematic elements, some drug use and language.
Parental Notes: This is a thoughtful film, and occasionally disturbing. It's aimed at mature viewers, so while it doesn't contain much in the way of disturbing content, youngsters will likely find it boring.
April 20, 2009
Crank: High Voltage
Written and Directed by: Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor
Starring: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Art Hsu
Rated: R for frenetic strong bloody violence throughout, crude and graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language.
Parental Notes: To say this film is not appropriate for children is an understatement. Teens will likely enjoy the frenetic action, but parents may find the content problematic.
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Fast & Furious
Directed by: Justin Lin
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, John Ortiz, Laz Alonso, Gal Gadot
Rated: PG-13 for for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexual content, language and drug references.
Parental Notes: The trailers give a good sense of the film. The violence isn't particularly bloody or graphic, the sexual content is largely restricted to kissing, groping, and dancing, and the drug references are mild.