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Lars and the Real Girl

Lars and the Real Girl

Common Sense Media Age 16

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Lars' emotional disturbance leads him to believe that a life-sized sex doll is his girlfriend; on a doctor's advice, his fellow townspeople go along with the idea in order to ease his upset. Lars' brother is very distressed by his behavior.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
A minor scuffle between Lars and Karin (she tackles him), meant as comedy.
Sex
The film focuses on Lars' "romance" with an inflatable sex doll, so it includes discussions of porn, sexual activity, and desire. A couple of shots of a porn Web site show girls in underwear. Brief cleavage shot, plus shot of Bianca the doll's bare bottom. Brief discussion of homosexuality, as neighbors think that Lars might be gay.
Language
Minor language, including a couple of uses each of "hell" and "damn." Some slangy allusions to sex (i.e., "the right cowboy to tame this wild filly," "slutty hunk of silicone").
Consumerism
Cracker Jack.
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
A background character smokes a cigarette.
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