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Avg. Critic Score: 47 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
13 Iffy for 13+
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  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    Fresh, funny and perceptive. Read full review

  • 75
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    What gives In the Land of Women its singular charm is the charismatic Adam Brody, the star of TV's "The OC." Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    The 27-year-old Kasdan displays an ability to bring a refreshing, human touch to what could be overly familiar material that echoes what his father did in films like "The Big Chill" and "Body Heat." Read full review

  • 50
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    In the Land of Women sounds like a piece of cheap science fiction about the last man on earth. If you're the lovelorn mother and daughter in Jonathan Kasdan's first movie, a grating romantic drama, that's painfully close to the truth. Read full review

  • 50
    The Hollywood Reporter | Luke Sader

    Probably needed more originality than is on display. With an age-old cinema theme of a young man's maturation, it also needs to land female ticket-buyers but seems a lot like something women could find at home on the WE channel. Read full review

  • 50
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    The movie refuses to descend into the cute smarminess of a mutual recovery drama, thanks to originally conceived characters. We're always wondering -- and wonderfully surprised -- by their choices. Read full review

  • 50
    Variety | Justin Chang

    A strong cast struggles valiantly to rise above Lifetime material in In the Land of Women, an appealingly scruffy if overly programmatic drama. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    To his credit, writer-director Jonathan Kasdan is sensitive and observant...But he doesn't know what he's talking about, not really, and though he structures the film around his areas of ignorance, that only works partially. Read full review

  • 40
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    The meek, mopey comedy In the Land of Women is the film equivalent of a sensitive emo band with one foot in alternative rock and the other in the squishy pop mainstream: a softer, fuzzier "Garden State." Read full review

  • 0
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Combines hugs and ''pain'' and dialogue so fakey-cute it makes your ears hurt. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+ Touching-but-treacly chick flick for moms and teens.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that while it's been marketed as a teen-centric romance, the movie includes some heavy subject matter. Teen girls will want to see this drama thanks to star Adam Brody -- aka Seth from The O.C. -- but his character here isn't a teenager; instead, he's a man with women issues. A central character has cancer, and its onset affects her entire family. Plus, a teenage girl smokes, drinks, and has a combative relationship with her mother, and a sometimes-senile grandmother believes she's on the verge of death. There are a few passionate kisses, and the protagonist's job as an erotic-film writer is mentioned throughout the film.
  • Families can talk about women's roles and mother-child relationships. Does being a stay-at-home mom make a woman worthless, without anything to show for her life? Why does Lucy perceive her mom as a failure and a fake, and how does Carter challenge Lucy to change her perspective? How does the media depict housewives? Is this film an accurate portrayal? Families can also discuss the difference between Sarah's relationship with her two daughters and how Carter helps the women around him feel better about themselves.
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Carter spends time with his ailing grandmother and encourages Lucy to take a closer look at her mother. Sarah and Lucy repair their damaged mother-daughter relationship. Sarah deals valiantly with her illness.
What to watch for
  • violence false0 Violence: Lucy's ex-boyfriend clocks Carter in the face; another teen defends him by punching the ex.
  • sex false3 Sex: Carter passionately kisses three different characters. In flashbacks, viewers see a montage of Carter and Sofia's relationship, including discreet glimpses of them making love in bed. Carter writes soft-core porn scripts and discusses a couple of scenes on the phone. Lucy confesses she had a pre-pubescent sexual episode. An extramarital affair is discussed in two pivotal scenes.
  • language false3 Language: Regular PG-13 curse words: "s--t," ""assh--e," "screw," "hell," and a few sexual comments about orgasms, seduction, and pornography.
  • consumerism false3 Consumerism: Less than expected for a film marketed to teen girls: iPod, iMac, Mazda, Dairy Queen.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Carter and Lucy smoke cigarettes. Underage drinking is evident at a high-school party.
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