Why is spy next door rated pg

A man tells three children that "someone" wants him dead and quickly pushes the children past two unconscious men. A man instructs a woman to kill a person and she smiles joyfully.

A man tells two men to blow up a building. A girl tells a woman over the phone that she does not feel safe with a man because terrorists are trying to kill him. A woman shouts at a man when he says that the woman needs to come get her children since he cannot keep them safe. Three men discuss how they enjoy the adrenaline rush of being spies, one of the men says that he enjoys being shot at and "learning how to pee in a bottle" while on a stakeout.

After a man takes a young girl into the men's restroom at a restaurant, the young girl looks around at the messy bathroom and remarks "boys are pigs. A young girl attempts to run away from a man, he detonates a ballpoint pen that turns into a lasso, which wraps around the waist of the girl pulling her into the arms of the man and they both begin to laugh. A man playfully punches a boy on the shoulder. A boy playfully punches a man on the shoulder. During outtakes, a woman playfully punches a man in the chest with a large gallon size jug the man acts injured and a woman falls to the ground and accidentally pulls a man with her.

A boy rushes into a bathroom, telling a girl to get out because it is his turn, and we see him face the toilet as the girl walks out of the room we do not see or hear anything. A girl pulls a hose causing a man who is pushing two trashcans to trip and we see him covered with food and trash the girl watches and laughs. LANGUAGE 3 - 3 scatological terms, 2 mild obscenities, name-calling hillbilly, dumb hillbilly, robot, boring, geek, drone, future villains, geekboy, nutjob, liar , 1 religious exclamation.

A young girl becomes hyperactive after being fed a lot of sugar. Be aware that while we do our best to avoid spoilers it is impossible to disguise all details and some may reveal crucial plot elements.

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Based on our expert review. Based on 37 reviews. Based on 64 reviews. Add your rating. Parents say 37 Kids say Parent of a 8, 12, and year-old Written by Jrules July 10, Helped me decide 1. Had useful details 1. Read my mind 1. Report this review.

Adult Written by ThoughtfulSis June 16, Story is great for kids, but the subliminal messages are NOT While Bob is a great guy, the rest of the movie is laced with subtle grown up advertising, including mentions of PlayBoy and Match.

Like many new Disney films this movie is commercial central. I was unimpressed by the level of sexualization of the little boy, Ian.

Instead of playing up Ian's clearly intellectual stamina, which it seemed to mock, the character was changed to be more sexually attractive and less 'geeky'. This title contains: Sexy stuff. Positive role models. This review Parent of a 6-year-old Written by sdknagjkljf September 1, The perfect family movie!!!

Jakie Chan was a big hit in this movie!!! I absolutly loved him!!! Positive Messages. Had useful details. Parent of a 8 and year-old Written by Plumeria Rose May 29, A funny action-packed movie with no gore and lots of laughs Our family very much enjoyed the movie.

We were laughing the whole time. Why our family liked it and others did not, I have no clue. But maybe, it could be that we had low expectations and that my husband and I are big fans of the old "Get Smart" series and perhaps that my husband enjoyed watching marital art movies when he was a kid.

So both he and I loved it for those reasons. At first, I quickly complained about the acting, but DH said to look at it as a spoof on James Bond movies.

Then, it made more sense. Yes, some of the acting could have been better but then it would not have been a spoof on the traditional "Spy vs.

Russian" theme. Spoofing utilizes stereotyping -and that is my only complaint of this movie- of Russsian spies with heavy accents. It was action packed filled with spy gadgets and technology and the violence comprised of run-of-the-mill martial art kicking, hitting, throwing, etc. Our kids have not watched violent movies and they do not like them. There are a couple of sexual innuendos that I missed myself, and our kids had no clue.

If you are looking for it, you'll find it, but if that's not a tense subject within your family, it goes right over the kids heads. I liked the fact that it depicted a mixed-race relationship. I also liked that the children turned from "not liking" Bob to "liking" him; and that Bob was a compassionate male figure for all 3 children helping them overcome bullying, and feeling part of a family.

What types of music are used? Leaving the martial arts effects to the animators, Jackie Chan lends his voice to a character in Kung Fu Panda. Madeline Carroll plays the daughter of a man who finds the fate of the presidential election resting on his shoulders in Swing Vote. The Spy Next Door Parent Guide The script's messages will be difficult to miss thanks to obvious life lessons about family love and acceptance.

Kids may even go home wishing they had a spy living next door. Overall B. Release date January 15, Sexual Content A-. Substance Use A. Run Time: 92 minutes Official Movie Site. Get Content Details. The Guide to our Grades. About author. Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective.

Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for over 15 years. As a parent herself, she believes parents play a powerful role in teaching media literacy in their homes.

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