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Merrily We Roll Along | 2025 | PG-13 | – 3.2.5
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Why is “Merrily We Roll Along” rated PG-13? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “drug use, some strong language, and smoking.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes an implied sex scene, a few kissing scenes, a few scenes of pushing and yelling, several arguments, several discussions of infidelity, discussions of divorce and child abandonment, and at least 1 F-word and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.
Filmed live on stage: Spanning years, the friendship between a writer, playwright and a composer is tested while experiencing success and failure. With Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Natalie Wachen, Sherz Aletaha, Krystal Joy Brown, Reg Rogers, Katie Rose Clarke and Max Rackenberg. Directed by Maria Friedman. [Running Time: 2:25]
Merrily We Roll Along SEX/NUDITY 3
– A man unbuttons his shirt and follows a woman upstairs (sex is implied). A man and a woman kiss, and the woman makes a suggestive gesture and shakes her shoulders as she leaves the room. A man and a woman kiss and he touches her clothed buttock.
► A woman tells a man that she loves him while his wife is standing nearby and he reciprocates. A woman tells a man that she is not pregnant and wonders if the man still wants to marry her; he says yes, and she tells him that she is actually pregnant. A wife asks her husband if he slept with another woman and he does not deny it; they argue about ending their marriage and the woman sobs and falls to her knees. A woman says that she left her husband for another man. Song lyrics include that a man has a son that is straight. A woman talks about having been married three times. A woman is in love with a man but has never told him. A song’s lyrics include references to contraceptive pills.
► A woman wears a dress that reveals cleavage, her bare shoulders and legs to the hips; we see her full legs when she kicks into the air during a performance. Dancers make suggestive gestures with their mouths and faces while dancing. A woman wears a cropped top that reveals her bare abdomen. A woman wears a low-cut top that reveals cleavage. A woman wears a two-piece swimsuit that reveals cleavage, bare abdomen, and legs to the hips. A woman wears a dress with cutouts that reveal cleavage, bare shoulders, back and partial sides.
Merrily We Roll Along VIOLENCE/GORE 2
– A woman throws iodine in another woman’s face and the second woman screams about her eyes. A woman throws a tray of food on the floor, spilling the food and making a racket, interrupting a party before storming out. A man tries to take a woman’s glass away from her and she drops it on the floor and stumbles away. A woman throws food at people at a party and calls them names. A man pushes a photographer when trying to take a picture of his wife crying about their marriage ending; the photographer yells. A woman trips and spills her drink on another woman at a party; the woman that spilled the drink says, “Open my veins,” when she is embarrassed and then, “I’ll throw myself in a garbage disposal.” A woman makes cat-hissing sounds toward another woman.
► Two men argue about working on a project together. A character complains about being belittled and mocked. A man complains about wasting two years in the army. A character says that she wants to cut out her tongue. A man asks his ex-wife for money. A man asks a woman what she does and she says, “I drink.” A woman describes people being a “blob” and that they are the richest and most influential people. We hear that a man made a lot of money from inventing the telephone answering machine.
► A man pretends there is an alligator in a trunk and pretends to be thrashed around in front of a young boy.
Merrily We Roll Along LANGUAGE 5
– About 1 F-word, 2 obscene hand gestures, 1 mild scatological term, 1 anatomical term, 14 mild obscenities, name-calling (crummy, fat drunk, dump, hey, slut, baloney, phony, dippy, pathetic runt, the blob, sneaky, enemy, hothead, eternal sponge), exclamations (trash it, oh boy, jinx it, repent, I hate it, shut your mouth, oh gosh, blasted), 5 religious profanities (GD), 19 religious exclamations (e.g. God, God knows, oh God, Jesus Christ, the man is blessed, please God, oh my God, for God’s sake, Christ’s name, a man genuflects). | profanity glossary |
Merrily We Roll Along SUBSTANCE USE
– People smoke marijuana at a party. People drink champagne at a party, a woman drinks whiskey at a party and appears inebriated, a man drinks a glass of liquor, a woman carries a bottle of champagne, people drink wine at a theater performance, people drink liquor and champagne at a party, and a man asks a woman what she does and she says that she drinks. A man smokes a cigarette, a pack of cigarettes is seen on a desk and a woman smokes one, and a woman smokes a cigarette. A character says that caffeine isn’t good for you.
Merrily We Roll Along DISCUSSION TOPICS
– Friendship, change, success, dreams, hopes, getting rich, being in the influential crowd, power, Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War, Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Kennedys, peace marches, disappointment, legalizing abortion, betrayal, scandal, abandonment, being flexible, Sputnik, manipulation, style, facing facts, revenge, integrity, growing up, mistakes, fate, humiliation, eviction, jealousy, estranged children, divorce, infidelity, aging in Hollywood, lying, forgiveness.
Merrily We Roll Along MESSAGE
– Friendship is like a garden that needs frequent caring and tending.
CAVEATS
Be aware that while we do our best to avoid spoilers it is impossible to disguise all details and some may reveal crucial plot elements.
We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and older reviews are not as complete & accurate as recent ones; we plan to revisit and correct older reviews as resources and time permits.
Our ratings and reviews are based on the theatrically-released versions of films; on video there are often Unrated, Special, Director's Cut or Extended versions, (usually accurately labelled but sometimes mislabeled) released that contain additional content, which we did not review.
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