Margot Robbie Barbie Movie Rating

Is now officially rated PG-13, earning the “Parents strongly cautioned” rating. The film reportedly contains material that isn’t appropriate for audiences under the age of 13, including “suggestive references and brief language.”

, starring Margot Robbie as the titular doll and Ryan Gosling as Ken, tells the story of Barbie’s journey from Barbie Land into the real world, where she’s confronted with realities like death and aging. So what are the “suggestive references” in the

We can glean a few details from the trailer, which shows all the Barbies and Kens living together in Barbie Land. Two Kens (Gosling and Simu Liu) challenge each other to a “beach off, ” in which they’ll presumably beach each other off. There’s Barbie and Ken’s fumbling overtures toward sleeping together, even though they don’t know what sex is. Plus, Barbie may come across some cuss words when she ventures into the real world.

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Is frank about puberty and sexuality. For the record, my ten-year-old saw both those movies in the theater and loved them. If you’re wondering whether you can take your kids to Barbie, remember that “appropriate” is a highly subjective term, and every family is going to have a different idea of what’s appropriate for their kids. For some parents, the beach-off joke may be too much. Other parents may have already had The Talk with their kids, or just hope that the innuendo goes over their heads. In the end, you’re the one who has to decide what you’re comfortable with.

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So far, audiences have just gotten a taste of Barbie's zany adventures, with a number of trailers hinting at what is in store. 

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The project boasts a stellar cast, with the likes of Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, and Will Ferrell all joining in on the fun, in a candy-pink adventure that has been described as being about finding [one's] inner beauty and Barbie's place in the modern world.

Just over a month out from Barbie's release, its official rating has been revealed, and it will not be surprising to nearly anyone.

The rating description cites suggestive references and brief language as the primary reason why the Margot Robbie-starring film received the rating it did.

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Despite its more mature jokes aimed at adults, the movie is clearly still geared to appeal to younger audiences, as evidenced by recent comments from the lead star. 

I think it’s a great opportunity to put some positivity out in the world and a chance to be aspirational for younger kids.”Why Is Barbie's Rating So Unsurprising?

If the movie had been coming from someone else other than Greta Gerwig (or a filmmaker like her), then maybe a rating such as this would have shocked some.

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So far in marketing, moments of this PG-13 rating have been showcased, with references to sexual acts, and the objectification of Margot Robbie's Barbie having been showcased in recent trailers. 

While the film will not sport the mature content that something like Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (which opens on the same day as Barbie), Gerwig surely will push that PG-13 rating to its max, likely with her tongue firmly planted in her cheek as she does it. Facebook Icon The letter F. Facebook Email icon An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. Email Twitter icon A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting. Twitter Snapchat icon A ghost. Snapchat Fliboard icon A stylized letter F. Flipboard Pinterest icon The letter P styled to look like a thumbtack pin. Pinterest Link icon An image of a chain link. It symobilizes a website link url. Copy Link

Summer is fast approaching and along with it comes one of the most buzzed-about film releases of 2023 — Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie.

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According to Deadline, Margot Robbie was in talks to headline the movie as far back as 2018, when the project first moved from Sony Pictures to Warner Brothers. (Amy Schumer was previously attached to star as Barbie when it was in development at Sony before she bowed out in 2017, and Anne Hathaway was also reportedly considered for the role after Schumer's departure.)

Per Deadline, Ryan Gosling's casting as the Ken to Robbie's Barbie was finalized in 2021, after Gosling had initially passed on the role due to scheduling concerns.

More of the Barbie movie's huge, star-studded cast was announced in early April 2023. Robbie, who's also producing the movie, and Gosling play traditional versions of Barbie and Ken, while many of their castmates play other versions of the dolls.

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Issa Rae will play a Barbie who is president, and Kate McKinnon will play a version of the doll that is always in the splits.

Other actors, like America Ferrera and Will Ferrell, play human characters, according to the character posters released by Warner Brothers. Michael Cera will play the only male doll character who isn't Ken — he's Allan.

It revealed that the movie will follow America's most iconic doll as she leaves her sheltered life in Barbie Land behind and steps — flat feet first — into the real world.

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She'll be asking some big questions on her journey (with her boyfriend Ken following along). Her biggest one, which literally stops her friends in their tracks, is Do you guys ever think about dying? There will be singing, dancing, and lots of bright colors along the way.

According to a recent Vogue interview, Ken mostly thinks about the beach in the film, while Barbie experiences the harsh realities of being sexualized against her will. The trailer also indicates that Ferrell's character, the CEO of Mattel, will serve as an antagonist of some kind.

The Barbie movie soundtrack was announced on Thursday and will be released July 21. It will feature artists like Ice Spice, Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Khalid, and even Gosling.

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According to Robbie, there are both physical objects and sticker-decal pieces in Barbie's house that give the set the feel of being a Mattel toy.

So, for example, she has a slide in her bedroom that she can use in the morning to slide down to the pool. But Barbie's pool water is just a decal because there are no actual elements in Barbie Land.

Gerwig shared that the different shades of pink that can be seen all around Barbie's house were so important to get right that the crew had many meetings discussing the color.

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Barbie's house has a bar and a magical closet that picks her outfit out every day and puts it on for her. Everyone in Barbie Land has a see-through house so they can talk to each other.