Runner Runner-Teen Movie Review

Princeton University student Richie Furst (Justin Timberlake) lost his tuition money through a corrupt online poker site. When Richie discovered that the owner, Ivan Block (Ben Affleck) hosts the site from Costa Rica, he traveled there hoping to get his money back. Richie not only succeeded in getting his money, he became enthralled with Ivan’s powerful world of material things and beautiful women, and even became Ivan’s righthand man. Initially life in Costo Rica was great for this young college student, however things changed when an FBI agent kidnaped Richie to bring down Ivan Block…the gambling mogul.

Rating: 2 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: January 7, 2014
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17 +
Sexual Content: Moderate
Violent Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drugs and Alcohol: Excessive
Will It Appeal to Teens? Yes

Talking Points:

Runner Runner is an interesting and captivating story. It will spark a great parent/child conversation regarding the negative effects of online gambling.

Sexual Content: Moderate

• We see a brief clip of a married man having sex with several women.
• We see women in skimpy outfits, with men touching and fondling them.
• There is a brief scene of a couple having a sexual encounter.
• There were several sexual references as well.

Violent Content: Moderate

• Richie is punched and beaten by cops, thugs and FBI agents.
• Two men were covered with chicken broth, then thrown into a lake filled with crocodiles. One was eaten, the other was shown bruised and bloodied.

Crude or Profane Language: Excesesive

• The f-word was said continuously throughout the film, we also heard, “a–,” “b-tard,” “p—y” and “h–.”

Drugs and Alcohol: Excessive

• We see college kids drinking beer.
• We see character’s drinking a lot of alcohol throughout the film.

Will It Appeal to Teens? Yes

Overall this an interesting movie, one that may appeal to teenagers. Having said that, it’s an R rated film, which means kids under the age of 16 need to be accompanied by an adult. Parents need to be aware of the inappropriate contents listed above.

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