Information for Parents

The Wedding Ringer

The Wedding Ringer

Common Sense Media Age 17

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Amid the crude jokes and iffy thoughts on weddings (they're only for women, per the movie, and men are only in it to "score") is the notion that men should form strong relationships so they don't have to pay someone to be their best man -- and that marriage should be based on love and trust, not how nice the person is or how much money they have in the bank.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
Physical comedy and slapstick violence, including a grandmother catching on fire and falling over, a rough and aggressive groomsmen vs. grandpas football game, a man whose genitals are caught in a dog's mouth, and a lot of pratfalls.
Sex
Brief shots of topless women during the bachelor party, which also contains a dog licking peanut butter off a man's penis. Many crass references to the sex that's in store after a wedding (i.e., "I want seven vaginas up on my face").
Language
Very strong language in nearly every line of dialogue. Dozens of uses of "f--k," "motherf---er," "p---y," "a--hole," "bitch," "d--k," "s--t," "douche," "cabron," and religious exclamations.
Consumerism
Mercedes, Nespresso.
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
Many adults drink to excess (particularly at the bachelor party) and/or smoke weed (there's even a song about smoking weed).
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