Snatch – WISE Score & Parent Review | Screenwise

Snatch

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38%

WISE Score

Avg. Tomatometer

Guy Ritchie's kinetic crime caper is brilliant filmmaking wrapped around gangsters, violence, and enough f-bombs to sink a battleship.

8.2/10

74%

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Snatch

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R, 2000

38%

WISE Score

Avg. Tomatometer

Guy Ritchie's kinetic crime caper is brilliant filmmaking wrapped around gangsters, violence, and enough f-bombs to sink a battleship.

8.2

74%

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Screenwise Verdict

Look, Snatch is a genuinely well-made movie. Ritchie's style is innovative, the plot is clever, and it's wildly entertaining if you're into British crime comedies. The 8.2 IMDb and 93% audience score tell you it's beloved for good reason.

But this is absolutely, unequivocally not for kids. The violence is graphic (bare-knuckle boxing gets bloody), the language is constant and creative, and everyone on screen is a criminal using slurs and making terrible decisions. Common Sense Media's 17+ rating is spot-on.

For adults or older teens who can handle R-rated content? It's a fun ride. For your 13-year-old who loved Marvel movies? Hard pass. Save this for when they're older and can appreciate that crime movies are entertainment, not instruction manuals.

Age Fit

This is for adults and maybe older teens (17+) with mature media literacy. The violence, language, and criminal content are pervasive and unapologetic. If you're considering it for a 16-year-old, make sure they can handle R-rated content and understand that criminal chaos ≠ aspirational lifestyle.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

Guy Ritchie's crime caper is built on gangsters, criminals, bare-knuckle boxing violence, and constant profanity. Characters smoke, drink, brawl continuously, and use racial/ethnic/religious slurs throughout. The comedic tone doesn't change the fact that literally every character is a criminal operating in a morally bankrupt world. Zero positive role models.

Imaginative

Ritchie's signature style—rapid-fire editing, interconnected storylines, witty dialogue, and visual creativity—makes this genuinely inventive. The plot weaves multiple criminal enterprises around a stolen diamond with clever narrative tricks and memorable character work. The filmmaking itself is a masterclass in kinetic energy and storytelling structure.

Safe

Extended bare-knuckle boxing scenes with blood and violence, pervasive strong language, racial/ethnic slurs, drinking and smoking throughout, gun violence, and criminal activity as the entire premise. Common Sense Media rates it 17+. This is exactly the kind of content parents don't want their kids stumbling into—there are no surprises here, it's R-rated crime from frame one.

Enriching

While there's zero moral enrichment (everyone's a crook), the film does showcase sophisticated narrative construction, British wit, and complex plotting that rewards attention. The dialogue is sharp and quotable. But entertainment value aside, you're not walking away with life lessons beyond 'crime is chaotic and everyone's an idiot.' It's clever filmmaking in service of... nothing particularly meaningful.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

Genuinely clever storytelling—multiple intersecting plots that all click together with satisfying precision
Ritchie's visual style is electric: fast cuts, freeze frames, and kinetic energy that influenced a generation of filmmakers
The dialogue is witty, quotable, and distinctly British—this is a movie film students study for good reason
Strong performances across the board, with Brad Pitt's unintelligible Irish Traveller boxer stealing scenes
High entertainment value for adults who appreciate smart crime comedies

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What to Watch For

This is emphatically NOT for kids—extended bare-knuckle boxing with blood, pervasive strong language, and graphic violence throughout
Every character is a criminal; there are zero positive role models or moral lessons beyond 'crime is messy'
Frequent use of racial, ethnic, and religious slurs that reflect the characters' worldview
Constant smoking, drinking, and general criminal mayhem presented as darkly comedic entertainment
If your teen watches this, expect them to quote it endlessly and possibly adopt a fake British accent

Conversation Starters

"What did you think about how the movie weaves all those different storylines together? Did you follow it all?"
"The movie shows crime as chaotic and ridiculous—do you think that makes it less glamorous or more entertaining?"
"Why do you think Brad Pitt's character was so hard to understand? What was the point of that choice?"
"How does the violence in this compare to other action movies? Does the comedy change how it feels?"

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