The Hangover for teenagers…that’s what I would compare 21 Jump Street to, and that’s why I’m not recommending this film for kids. Schmidt (Jonah Hill), a nerdy brain, and Jenko (Channing Tatum), a dumb jock, go to the same high school, though they are not friends. However, seven years later they both end up joining the police force and the Jump Street unit. They’re both assigned to go undercover in a local high school to investigate a drug ring. So, once again the nerdy boy and the dumb jock are back in school, however, this time things are a lot different. 21 Jump Street, based on the TV drama from the 1980’s, is an entertaining movie, with crude and raunchy humor…not for kids.

Rating: 5 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: June 26, 2012
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 18+
Sexual Content: Excessive
Violent Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Excessive

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Talking Points:

This is a hilarious movie, with a lot great actors, and one actor, you’ll be surprised by! It was a fun movie after a busy day. The problem is, teenagers will want to see this movie…and I don’t recommend it for them. There’s excessive teenage drinking, drug use and raunchy sexual references; with no moral lessons. This is a movie for adults, who want a night out, with some good laughs and entertainment!

The cool and popular kids were using the synthetic drug the cops were looking for. One popular kid involved in the drug ring was very scared when he thought he was caught by the police. He really wanted to go to Berkley, and knew if he was caught, his dreams would be shattered. This could spark some great parent/child conversations.

Sexual Content: Excessive

• At a high school party, we briefly saw a threesome. They’re shown from a side angle, though naked.
• Repeatedly throughout the film there was talk of various male and female body parts.
• We saw a drunk high school girl trying to unzip a character’s pants, hoping to do more.
• A character’s penis was shot off. Bleeding and wounded, the character tried to pick it up with his mouth.
• A female teacher had a crush on Jenko (Channing Tatum), while flirting, she made suggestive comments to him.

Violent Content: Moderate

• Since the two main character’s were cops, there were many chase scenes, gun fights, and fist fights.
• One character got shot in the neck, we saw a lot of blood oozing from his body.

Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

• Every other word was a swear word. The f-word was used the most throughout the film, though “sh-t,” “a–” and “b–ch,” were used as well.
  
• Many obscene sexual words were also used.

Drugs and Alcohol Content: Excessive

• Teenagers were shown drinking and using drugs throughout the film.
• We saw several character’s hallucinate, and their side effects caused from the drugs.

With the excessive vulgar language, sexual references, and teenage drinking and drug use, I do not recommend this for kids! Adults may enjoy the humor and story of this film. Like I said, this is a movie for adults, who want a night out, with some good laughs and entertainment!

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