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Screenwise Verdict

Blockers wants to be a progressive, sex-positive comedy about letting teens grow up, but it's so aggressively vulgar that the message gets lost in a sea of butt-chugging jokes and graphic sexual scenarios. Critics ate it up (84% on RT) for flipping the teen comedy formula and centering women's sexuality without the usual male gaze, but audiences were way less impressed (51%)—probably because the constant raunch is exhausting.

The core idea is solid: three parents panic when they discover their daughters made a prom night sex pact, and hijinks ensue as they try to cockblock the evening. It's supposed to be about learning to let go, but mostly it's just... a lot. Heavy drinking, drugs, nudity, explicit everything.

If you're an adult who can appreciate a well-made R-rated comedy and you're in the mood for something aggressively crude with a tiny heart buried underneath, maybe. But despite being about teens, this is absolutely not for teens or families. It's a parents-only affair, and even then, only if you're into this brand of humor.

Age Fit

This is for adults only, specifically parents who can laugh at the nightmare of raising teenagers. Common Sense Media says 17+, but honestly, this is really a 21+ comedy—it's about the parent experience, not for the kids living it.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

42

While the film's core message about respecting teens' autonomy and the parent-child relationship is emotionally healthy, the execution is aggressively raunchy with constant sexual dialogue, crude humor, and scenarios that undermine the wholesome intent. The tone is chaotic and vulgar rather than balanced, even if the heart is in the right place.

Imaginative

58

Takes a familiar teen sex comedy premise and flips it by centering on the panicked parents rather than the kids, which is a moderately fresh angle. However, it leans heavily on standard R-rated comedy tropes and doesn't push creative boundaries beyond its gender-swapped concept. Solid execution but not groundbreaking.

Safe

15

This is an R-rated comedy loaded with explicit sexual content, nudity, graphic sexual dialogue, heavy drug and alcohol use by teens, and strong language throughout. Common Sense Media rates it for 17+ and parent reviews consistently flag 'tons of drugs and drinking' and disturbing vulgarity. Not remotely safe for kids or unexpected viewing.

Enriching

54

Beneath the raunch, there's a legitimate conversation about parental overreach, teen autonomy, and letting kids make their own choices. The film does explore female friendship and sexuality from a less male-gazey perspective than typical teen comedies. But the crude humor overwhelms any meaningful takeaways, and the 51% audience score suggests it doesn't fully land.

Parent Info

✓

Why It Might Be Great

Flips the teen sex comedy script by focusing on the freaking-out parents instead of the kids, which is a fresh take
Actually tries to say something about letting teens make their own choices and respecting their autonomy (even if it drowns in crude jokes)
Features female sexuality and friendship from a less exploitative angle than typical bro comedies
Critics gave it 84% on Rotten Tomatoes for a reason—it's well-made and occasionally smart beneath the vulgarity

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What to Watch For

This is hard R—explicit sexual content, full nudity, graphic sexual dialogue throughout, not just innuendo
Tons of teen drinking and drug use, portrayed as standard prom night behavior
Strong language and crude humor dominate every scene—if you're sensitive to vulgarity, this will be exhausting
The 51% audience score tells you something: what works for critics doesn't always land with regular viewers
Despite being about teens, this is absolutely not appropriate for teens—it's an adult comedy about parenting teens

Conversation Starters

"Do you think parents should try to control their kids' decisions about sex, or is that always going to backfire?"
"The movie makes fun of helicopter parenting—where's the line between being protective and being invasive?"
"Why do you think critics loved this but regular audiences were much more mixed on it?"

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