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Avg. Critic Score: 77 out of 100 Generally favorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
16 Iffy for 16+
Read Common Sense Media review

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Brashly engaging. Read full review

  • 90
    Washington Post | Rita Kempley

    Joyous redemptive romantic comedy. Read full review

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    A wholly unexpected film, as heady and surprising in its humor as in its emotional texture. Read full review

  • 90
    The New York Times | Elvis Mitchell

    Jerry Maguire is loaded with them: bright, funny, tender encounters between characters who seem so winningly warm and real. [13 December 1996, p.C-1] Read full review

  • 88
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    Working from his own original screenplay, Crowe builds a story line full of unexpected twists and digressions. Read full review

  • 88
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    Overstuffed but exuberantly humane. Read full review

  • 80
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Cruise is at the top of his form, and Gooding makes a brilliant opponent. Read full review

  • 80
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    An exceptionally tasty contempo comedic romance. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Stack

    Zellweger has the most interesting new face in film, and she knows how to use silences to say what the heart wants to get across. Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    There are a couple of moments in Jerry Maguire when you want to hug yourself with delight. Both of those moments involve the actress Renee Zellweger, whose lovability is one of the key elements in a movie that starts out looking cynical and quickly becomes a heartwarmer. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+ Feel-good Cruise flick; racier than you remember.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie handles many grown-up themes, such as professional ethics, moral crises, romantic relationships, intimacy issues, and single motherhood. A raucous sex scene opens the movie, but is usually cut out when shown on TV. There's still plenty of locker-room nudity the audience almost sees, and more sex later in the movie. Some characters are superficial, shallow, and conniving, but they don't necessarily win in the end.
  • Families can talk about how the movie portrays the world of professional sports: How are the players and people behind the scenes represented? Are they interested in the sport itself and each other, or are they driven more by dollar signs? What does Jerry Maguire do to make a positive difference?
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Sports agents are depicted as callous, ruthless, and backstabbing businesspeople who will do anything to sign players. One man, however, develops a conscience and tries to care more about the people in his professional and personal life. A single mother is obviously a good person who dotes on her son, but she struggles to make the right choices for the right reasons. Some professional athletes are shown as superficial, reckless, and spoiled, although a main character -- a football player -- demonstrates genuine love for his family and friends and rediscovers his passion for the sport.
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence: A woman punches and kicks her fiancé after he breaks up with her. A football player gets injured during a game and is unconscious on the field for several tense moments. A woman slaps and kicks her brother-in-law.
  • sex false5 Sex: A man and woman are shown having loud, vigorous sex. Although the woman's bare back is to the camera, her breasts are briefly glimpsed. The couple is later shown sitting naked at a table, eating strawberries. A woman and man are shown passionately kissing and touching; they are later shown in bed together. An intoxicated man kisses a woman and fondles her breast. Locker-room scenes show male athletes in various stages of undress, including several shots of naked behinds.
  • language false3 Language: Cursing throughout, such as "motherf--ker" and "bulls--t."
  • consumerism false3 Consumerism: Athletes are shown endorsing various products and companies; brands such as Chevrolet and Reebok are mentioned. A woman is shown drinking a Coke.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Characters drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes and cigars. A woman smokes what appears to be a joint. A main character is shown visibly drunk.
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