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We enable adults to determine whether a movie is appropriate for them or their children, according to their own criteria. Unlike the MPAA we do not assign an inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE & PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10. We also explain in detail why a film rates high or low in a specific category, and we include instances of SUBSTANCE USE, a list of DISCUSSION TOPICS that may elicit questions from kids and MESSAGES the film conveys. Again, unlike the MPAA, we do not make age-specific recommendations. Since our system is based on objective standards, not the viewer's age or the artistic merits of a film, we enable adults to determine whether a movie is appropriate for their children according to their own criteria...

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona - 6.4.4

Two women (Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson) take a long summer vacation together in Spain, where they meet an artist (Javier Bardem), and both fall for him, even though one is has... [1:36 - PG-13]

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Mirrors - 5.8.5

A troubled, former NYC detective (Kiefer Sutherland) encounters an alternate reality and a special kind of evil when he takes a night watchman job in an abandoned building... [1:50 - R]

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Tropic Thunder - 5.7.10

A group of pampered, spoiled actors (Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Brandon T. Jackson and Jay Baruchel) set out to make a big budget war movie. When their behavior angers... [1:47 - R]

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The Clone Wars - 1.3.1

Animated feature that fits between "Episode II - Attack of the Clones" and "Episode III - Revenge of the Sith": The Clone Wars have begun and the Jedi force is spread out... [1:38 - PG]

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Fly Me to the Moon - 1.2.1

3-D animated feature about a young fly, who grows up hearing about the adventures of his grandfather and decides to have an adventure of his own: After convincing his two closest friends... [1:25 - G]

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Henry Poole Is Here - 2.3.4

After being diagnosed with an incurable disease, Henry Poole (Luke Wilson) leaves his fiancée and successful business and returns to the street where he grew up in order to live... [1:41 - PG]

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Pineapple Express - 5.7.10

A man (Seth Rogen) who witnesses a murder drops a cigarette of a rare type of marijuana at the scene and later realizes that it can be traced directly to him and his dealer (James Franco)... [1:50 - R]

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 - 5.2.3

Four friends (America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively, Amber Tamblyn) continue on their journey to adulthood and keep in touch throughout the summer by letter and the sharing of a pair of well-worn jeans. They experience... [1:57 - PG-13]

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - 3.7.3

Brendan Fraser reprises his role as an adventurer with a penchant for mummies, and this time he's called out of retirement after his son (Luke Ford) uncovers a brutal emperor that... [1:52 - PG-13]

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Swing Vote - 1.2.5

The presidential race is in a tie, and one single vote is going to decide the outcome. After an election day glitch keeps his vote from being counted, an underachieving single dad (Kevin Costner)... [1:40 - PG-13]

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Brideshead Revisited - 7.2.3

Adapted from the classic novel by Evelyn Waugh: A young man's (Ben Whishaw) life is forever changed after meeting the family that lives in the palatial Brideshead. Also with Emma Thompson... [2:15 - PG-13]

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American Teen - 3.4.5

Documentary about the 2006 Warsaw, Indiana graduating class, concentrating on five of the students, whose dreams for a promising future play out during their senior year... [1:35 - PG-13]

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Step Brothers - 9.5.9

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly star as two grown men who form an unlikely team when their parents marry and they become stepbrothers. Suddenly the middle-aged slackers have... [1:35 - R]

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The X-Files: I Want to Believe - 3.7.4

Former FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), a believer in alien abductions, paranormal phenomena and government conspiracies, and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson)... [1:44 - PG-13]

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The Dark Knight - 2.7.3

Amidst an ongoing struggle to rid Gotham of organized crime, the Batman (Christian Bale) is introduced to a villain whose motivations seem to be to create anarchy and chaos... [2:32 - PG-13]

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Mamma Mia! - 4.1.3

Musical comedy featuring tunes from the '70s group ABBA: A young woman (Amanda Seyfried) preparing for her wedding is determined to discover the identity of her father... [1:48 - PG-13]

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Space Chimps - 0.2.1

When a space probe is sucked into a wormhole and communication is lost, two astronaut chimpanzees and a circus chimpanzee with a stellar pedigree (his grandfather... [1:21 - G]

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