Name: Screenwise
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Screenwise Verdict

Look, Jackass Forever is what it is: a bunch of middle-aged stunt performers doing increasingly ridiculous and painful things for your amusement. If you loved the original series and movies, this delivers. The critical reception is surprisingly positive, and fans clearly enjoyed it (91% audience score).

But from a WISE perspective? This scores abysmally low because it's the antithesis of what we're usually looking for. It's not wholesome, it's barely imaginative beyond 'what if we get hit in the groin... but BIGGER,' it's absolutely not safe for kids, and it's not enriching in any meaningful way.

That said, it's not trying to be any of those things. It's adult entertainment that knows its audience. If you're 17+ and you find this brand of humor funny, go for it. Just keep it far, far away from kids, who lack the judgment to understand why these stunts are dangerous and shouldn't be imitated.

The low WISE score reflects that this is completely inappropriate for children and offers nothing developmentally valuable—which is fine for adult content, but means it's not what Screenwise is designed to recommend.

Age Fit

This is strictly adult content, appropriate for ages 17+. It has no place on a family movie night unless your family consists entirely of adults who enjoy crude physical comedy and shock humor. The crew themselves would tell you not to let kids watch this.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

8

This is the Jackass franchise—grown men deliberately hurting themselves for laughs. There's zero emotional health modeling, no kindness or cooperation beyond the camaraderie of shared pain, and the entire premise is chaotic physical comedy. It's the opposite of wholesome in every traditional sense.

Imaginative

45

Credit where it's due: the stunts are creative in their absurdity and require genuine planning. There's a certain imagination in dreaming up increasingly ridiculous ways to injure yourself. However, it's not the kind of imagination that invites viewers to build, explore, or create—it's pure shock-value spectacle. The 'documentary' format is really just a vehicle for pranks.

Safe

5

This is emphatically NOT safe content. The entire Jackass brand is built on dangerous stunts, bodily injury, nudity, crude humor, and shock value. Common Sense Media rates it 17+. While the content isn't 'unexpected' (you know what you're getting with Jackass), it contains exactly the kind of material parents would want to screen carefully: graphic injuries, male nudity, vulgar language, and behavior that's explicitly dangerous to imitate.

Enriching

15

There's minimal enrichment here. You could argue it showcases friendship, fearlessness, and commitment to a craft (however dubious). Some might find the physical comedy entertaining. But there's no real cognitive growth, ethical development, or meaningful takeaways beyond 'don't try this at home.' Entertainment value exists for a specific audience, but it's not building skills or fostering empathy.

Parent Info

✓

Why It Might Be Great

If you're a fan of the franchise, this delivers exactly what you want: absurd stunts, genuine laughs, and the same crew's chemistry after 20+ years
Surprisingly strong critical reception (86% on Rotten Tomatoes)—critics appreciated the nostalgia and commitment to the bit
For adults who grew up with Jackass, it's a well-executed return to form with better production values
There's something oddly wholesome about middle-aged men still willing to launch themselves into danger for entertainment

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What to Watch For

This is rated for 17+ for very good reasons: graphic injuries, nudity, crude sexual humor, and dangerous behavior throughout
High imitation risk—kids and teens might be tempted to recreate stunts, which is genuinely dangerous
Vulgar language and bodily function humor permeate the entire film
If you're squeamish about injuries or bodily fluids, this will be unwatchable

Conversation Starters

"Why do you think people find watching others get hurt funny? What's the psychology there?"
"These are trained professionals with medical teams on standby—why is it still dangerous to try stunts like this?"
"What does it say about friendship that these guys keep coming back to do this together after 20 years?"

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