“Who’s your top five?” That’s a question that Andre Allen (Chris Rock) typically asks. He’s asking people who their favorite rap artists are. Andre was a New York City stand-up comedian, who also made movies where he dressed as “Hammy the Bear.” Everyone loved Andre, he was a star and made a lot of money. However alcohol and drugs got the best of him and he needed to redirect his life. Eventually becoming clean and sober, Andre didn’t want to be known as “Hammy the Bear” or a comedian, he wanted to be recognized as a serious actor. It took an unexpected interview with Chelsea Brown (Rosario Dawson), a reporter for The New York Times, to change his life and reveal the truth of his sordid past… the past he happily left behind.

Rating: 2 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: March 17, 2015
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17+
Sexual Content:Excessive
Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drug and Alcohol Content: Excessive
Will Teens Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

• The film stresses the fact that people are not always who they seem to be. This message is shown throughout the film with the main character’s, and the image they pretend portray.

• Top Five has a interesting storyline and message, however the unnecessary and excessive sexual content takes away from the film. See details below.

Sexual Content:Excessive

• Characters are shown in a three-way sexual encounter. The woman are naked, we see their breasts and backsides, and vivid sexual movements.
• A woman discovers that her boyfriend is gay. The audience sees clear images of anal sex…this was a disturbing and very graphic scene.
• There were sexual references and crude jokes made throughout the whole film referring to masturbation, infidelity and male/female body parts. Basically anything relating to sex.
• Several scenes were shown in a strip club where the audience saw  female exotic dancing.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Mild

• In a violent rage, Dre throws beer bottles at a display in a grocery store and is taken to jail.

Crude or Profane Language: Excessive

• The f-word, “a–,” “b–ch,” “h—,” and “p—y” are said throughout the whole film.

Drug and Alcohol Content: Excessive

• Dre is a recovering alcoholic. In flashback scenes we see him drinking heavily .
• Character’s are shown drinking beer, wine and mixed drinks throughout the film.
• We see character’s smoking pot.
• There’s talk about people using cocaine.

Will Teens Like It? Yes

Overall this is a funny and entertaining film with an interesting storyline. However, with the graphic and disturbing sexual scenes I don’t recommend this film for teens.