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Avg. Critic Score: 56 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
13 Iffy for 13+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Passes muster as an old-style biopic with its heart in the right place. There won't be a dry eye in the house. Read full review

  • 75
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    Just what Gooding needed to restart his stalled career. Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    It isn't about thrills and explosions, but about tenacity, and most of it takes place within our own imaginations. Read full review

  • 67
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Educational and upstanding, a little overacted and more than a little overdramatized. But it's honorable. Read full review

  • 63
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    Flaws and all, Men of Honor ultimately does its duty. It honors the feats of an incredible man. Read full review

  • 60
    Variety |

    Those in search of positive role models and films detailing little-known aspects of black and military history, or stressing the value of tenacity and hard work, pic has something to offer. Read full review

  • 60
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    Leaves you wanting to know more, and that's not a bad thing. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    Gooding can't will this well-meaning film into life. Read full review

  • 50
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Storytelling like this weighs heavier than a standard diving suit, and it's really up to you, if you're ready to take the plunge. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

    Until its unbearably hokey ending, acquits itself reasonably well. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+ Stirring true story may be appropriate for some teens.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie's R rating is primarily based on salty Navy language, including racist comments. Characters are in peril and one is badly injured. There are some sexual references. Characters have alcohol problems and one is shown in rehab.
  • Families can talk about what motivates the characters. Brashear is asked why he wants to be a diver and he says, "Because they said I couldn't have it." Brashear asks Sunday why he is helping him after the amputation, and Sunday says, "To piss people off." It is pretty clear why Mr. Pappy does not want Brashear to graduate -- he's a racist. But why does the later commanding officer want Brashear to retire so badly? Talk, too, about the meaning of "ASNF" on Brashear's father's radio, and Sunday's response to it.
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence: Characters in peril, one badly injured.
  • sex false0 Sex: Mild
  • language false3 Language: Barracks language -- profanity and racist comments
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Characters abuse alcohol and smoke
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