Marry Me | 2022 | PG-13 | – 4.2.5

Why is “Marry Me” rated PG-13? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “language and suggestive material.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes an implied sex scene, several kissing and hugging scenes, many scenes of entertainers dancing with suggestive moves on and off-stage, and revealing outfits, several arguments and threats of violence, methods of overcoming stage fright, and at least 1 F-word and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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A music superstar (Jennifer Lopez) plans to take her vows on stage with her also popular singer fiancé (Maluma) but just before she steps on stage she is told that he has been unfaithful to her. At that moment she decides to do something different and marries a stranger (Owen Wilson) pulled from the audience. Also with John Bradley, Sarah Silverman, Chloe Coleman, Jimmy Fallon, Michelle Buteau and Stephen Wallem. Directed by Kat Coiro. Several lines of dialogue are spoken in Spanish with English subtitles. [Running Time: 1:52]

Marry Me SEX/NUDITY 4

 – A video shows a man (engaged to another woman) and a woman kissing and moving out of view behind a door (sex is implied). A man and a woman dance closely together, look at each other and kiss (sex is implied); a man wakes up alone in bed and shirtless (we see his bare back, chest and abdomen) and a woman wearing an oversized shirt that reveals cleavage and bare legs to the hips stands in the doorway talking to him.
► A man and a woman kiss and hug in a few scenes. A woman onstage invites a man holding a sign that reads, “Marry Me,” to marry her; he climbs onstage and they exchange vows and kiss (they are strangers). A man pulls down the blinds on a classroom door when he enters to find a woman seated at his desk (kissing implied). A man and a woman hug and kiss. A woman kisses a man in a school hallway and the man makes a mortified face after another man walks by and sees them. A woman sends a kiss to a man over the phone.
► A woman is asked about having kissed another woman. A man and a woman talk about gender roles and the stereotypical roles of men and women in relationships. A man’s pre-teen daughter asks him if he is afraid that a woman will dump him for her former fiancé. A woman says that a video shows a man getting a pregnancy test at a pharmacy and he says that he was buying a stool softener for his dog. A woman watches a man as he is surrounded by fawning young women and she seems jealous.
► A woman dances onstage and thrusts her hips as several other dancers lift her in the air and pass their hands over her. A woman lies on a massage table wrapped with a towel and we see her bare shoulders and cleavage. A woman sits in a bathtub covered with bubbles (we see her bare shoulders and one knee). Several scenes show men and women dancing on and off-stage with the women wearing tight-fitting dance outfits that reveal cleavage, bare backs, abdomens, hips as they move suggestively with hip thrusting. A woman wears a skin-tight outfit onstage and it is flesh-toned with stained-glass type sequin patterns resembling church windows while other dancers wear outfits that resemble a nun’s wimple. A woman’s wedding gown reveals cleavage. A woman’s outfits reveal cleavage in many scenes. A woman wears skin-tight workout clothes (we see cleavage, bare shoulders, abdomen, back and the outline of her hips, buttocks and legs) while working out and doing yoga poses. A woman wears a low-cut dress that reveals cleavage and her bare leg to the upper thigh.

Marry Me VIOLENCE/GORE 2

 – A man and a woman argue. Two men argue and one man calls the other names as he tries to lunge toward the other man and people hold him back. Several middle school aged children mock and tease a girl when she becomes nervous onstage during a math competition.
► A woman throws a rock through a window shattering it to get into her house when she cannot find her keys.
► A woman talks about having stage fright and that she forgot the lyrics to a song on live TV once (we see a video clip). Several scenes show press photographers crowding around celebrities and yelling questions; one scene shows members of the press chasing a man on a street and a woman sprays them with a fire extinguisher. A man talks about the family dog getting older and his daughter panics thinking the dog is dying (it is not). A man tussles his pre-teen daughter’s hair and she complains, “Don’t mess up my hair.” A woman talks about her partner dumping her. A man says of another man, “He’s going to age badly.” A woman says, “I let everyone down.” A woman talks about public humiliation. A man talks about marriage statistics and says that 48% of marriages end in divorce. A woman says that a video shows a man getting a pregnancy test at a pharmacy and he says that he was buying a stool softener for his dog. A man stomps on a hairpiece when it falls on the floor thinking it is a rodent. A man describes “Camelot” as being like “Game of Thrones” with less nudity and murder. A man’s pre-teen daughter asks him if he is afraid that a woman will dump him for her former fiancé.

Marry Me LANGUAGE 5

 – At least 1 F-word, 1 phone screen message spelling “WTF,” 5 scatological terms, 1 anatomical term, 7 mild obscenities, name-calling (insane, cool kids, out of control, old man, crazy man, albino, fool, choker, looney tunes, gross, jerk, judgmental, annoying, façade, not real, boring nerd, nuts, sycophant, lunatic, narcissist, circus, idiot, bananas, insanely rich), exclamations (suck it, screw him, ew gross, gosh, dang it, oh come on, come on already, threw caution to the wind, scram beat it, wow, what’s wrong with you, shut-up), 22 religious exclamations (e.g. oh my God, God, Jesus, honest to God, Jesus H, you better pray, thank God). | profanity glossary |

Marry Me SUBSTANCE USE

 – People toast and drink at a party.

Marry Me DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Love, single parenting, divorce, infidelity, fairy tales, spontaneity, failure, fear, pressures of celebrity, disappointment, epiphanies, challenges, self-sufficiency, bullying, performance anxiety, credibility, gender roles.

Marry Me MESSAGE

 – If you want something different, you have to go after it.