Common Sense Media Review
By Sandie Angulo Chen , based on child development research. How do we rate?
age 17+
Violent, profane MCU threequel has odd-couple magic.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 17+?
Any Positive Content?
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Violence & Scariness
a lot
Extremely frequent, strong, bloody, graphic violence: decapitations, a skeleton used for violent combat, limbs sliced/shot off, extended hand-to-hand combat sequences, self-immolation, explosive cards/devices thrown at people. People are crushed, struck by vehicles, impaled, burned, run over, dismembered, atomized, and turned into nothing but puddles of blood and viscera. References to Logan's death in the movie Logan.
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Language
a lot
Constant strong language includes "f--k," "f---er," "f---ing," "motherf----r," "s--t," "a--hole," "ass," "bitch," "d--k," "p---y," "c--t," "pissing," "goddamn," "Jesus Christ" (as exclamation), "douche," "c--k," "dumbass," "s--t show," "d--k t-ts," "holy s--t," "thunder c--t," "pr--k," "d--khead," "douche pool," "slu*t," "retarded," and more. Middle-finger gestures.
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Drinking, Drugs & Smoking
a lot
Logan/Wolverine is alcohol dependent to the point that he drinks rubbing alcohol in a diner when he can't find any liquor; he drinks quite a bit in the movie. Deadpool and Blind Al discuss their love of cocaine. Adults drink at bars and restaurants, and, in Logan's case, whenever there's alcohol around.
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Sex, Romance & Nudity
some
Less than in previous installments. A few glimpses of Wade and Vanessa kissing passionately in the last two movies. Several sexual/suggestive references, including jokes about erections, pegging, masturbation, and arousal.
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Products & Purchases
some
iPhone, AirPods, Jim Beam alcohol, SPAM, Honda Odyssey van, Kia Carnival, and references to most of the MCU films/heroes, as well as the Marvel Fox properties: X-Men, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Blade.
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Positive Messages
some
Explores how superheroes/mutants struggle to help others and remain selfless after past failures and loss of public support. Ultimately promotes friendship, responsibility, teamwork, found family, alliances, collaboration, and love. Multiple timelines help people see who/what the cores/anchors are that make them and their societies work.
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Positive Role Models
some
Less outright illegal behavior than in the previous movies, and Wade, who's definitely known for being morally flexible, tries to make a difference for the greater good this time. He clearly loves Vanessa and will do anything to protect their relationship, as well as the lives of his found family. Logan learns to stop focusing solely on his past failures and to live up to the expectations and potential that Charles and his fellow X-Men saw in him. Other minor superheroes want to take a stand and be remembered. Laura encourages Logan to believe in himself. Vanessa encourages Wade to do more than live a passive life.
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Diverse Representations
a little
The title characters are White men, as are key filmmakers. More diversity within supporting cast, including franchise regulars Leslie Uggams (Al, Deadpool's Black and blind roommate/friend) and Karan Soni (Dopinder, a Desi American taxi driver and bar back). Other supporting cast members are Black and East Asian. Deadpool has burn-like scars from his cancer; they inspire a burn victim to virally cosplay as him on social media. It's mentioned that Deadpool might have ADHD. Cassandra is a strong, capable female villain who's just as scary as male villains. For the first time, someone calls out Deadpool calling Althea "Blind Al," and the women, while all supporting or background characters, have their own motivations, agency, and storylines.
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Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Deadpool & Wolverine—Marvel's follow-up to Deadpool and Deadpool 2—brings the two title characters together in starring roles for the first time, following motormouth Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) as he reluctantly (and violently) teams up with the quiet, intense Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to save their respective timelines. Like the previous Deadpool films and Logan, it has extremely mature content for a Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie. Expect nonstop graphic/bloody violence, strong language, suggestive references, and dark humor. Gory scenes show decapitation, dismemberment, extended hand-to-hand combat, atomization, desecration of a corpse's skeleton, and more. "F--k" is used in nearly every scene, plus "s--t," "a--hole," "bitch," "c--t," "d--k," and a full range of creatively mashed-up curse words. Adult characters smoke, drink to excess (at one point, Wolverine/Logan drinks straight-up rubbing alcohol), and make drug references. The script also has plenty of crass sexual references, although fewer than in the first two Deadpool films (and there's no nudity this time). Underneath all the gore and raunchy humor, the film (the 34th in the MCU) embraces found family and teamwork, as well as redemption and courage. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
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Deadpool & Wolverine
- Parents say (47)
- Kids say (64)
age 14+
Based on 47 parent reviews
Sergio O. Adult
July 26, 2024
age 13+
MUST WATCH!!! Amazingly Funny and Entraining with Awesome Action! Can't really ask for anything more!
MUST WATCH!!! Amazingly Funny and Entraining with Awesome Action! Can't really ask for anything more!
Bcchill Parent of 12 and 14-year-old
July 25, 2024
age 13+
An R-rated movie for 13-year-old boys
This movie has a lot of swearing and dirty jokes that my 14yo son found utterly hilarious. A lot of over the top cartoony but gory violence and tons of CGI blood, but almost all of it is played for laughs. Tamer than previous Deadpools and less intense than Logan, there is nothing here that will shock most 13 year old boys. No nudity or sexual content aside from a litany of boner jokes. I wouldn't let my 12 yo daughter watch it, but 13 or 14+ is clearly the intended audience.
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What's the Story?
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE begins with Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) trying to exhume Wolverine from his end-of-Logan grave—but that version of the clawed superhero is indeed dead. In another timeline, Wade, having abandoned his Deadpool persona; broken up with the love of his life, Vanessa (Morena Baccarin); and living a placid life as a car salesman reporting to his good friend, Peter (Rob Delaney), is apprehended by the Time Variance Authority for a special purpose. When TVA agent Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen) explains that a living Wolverine is necessary for his timeline to continue, Deadpool steals a TVA time-travel device to visit other timelines and track down a Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) who's willing to come save Deadpool's timeline. This leads to a funny montage of various versions of Wolverine trying to kill Deadpool, until Deadpool finds one who's quiet and depressed but is reluctantly willing to join Deadpool once he promises that the TVA can retroactively save the X-Men, who have died in that Wolverine's timeline. But Mr. Paradox isn't amused when Wade returns with another timeline's Logan and sends them both to the TVA's trash heap, a void where they must team up with other banished superheroes to defeat the void's resident supervillain, Cassandra Nova (Emma Corrin), and stop her from destroying not just Deadpool's timeline, but all of them.
Is It Any Good?
Our review:
Parents say (47):
Kids say (64):
Reynolds and Jackman make this Marvel superhero installment a fun, cameo-filled, self-reflective buddy film. After two previous Deadpool movies featuring funny Wolverine references, this threequel finally delivers the mashup that fans (and Reynolds himself) have been waiting to see. Deadpool & Wolverine is a boisterous, laugh-aloud, self-deprecating blockbuster that manages to balance its two leads' opposites-attract chemistry. Deadpool, who never takes anything seriously, and Wolverine, who takes everything seriously, aren't natural partners, but they manage to work beautifully together, even if they have to bloody each other more than once to get to a point where they can "coexist" together. The hand-to-hand combat between the two self-healing superheroes is simultaneously intense and comedic. Behind Deadpool's mask and Wolverine's scowl is the sense that these two love working together, and that makes the movie that much more fun. Macfadyen is well-cast as an uptight and ruthlessly ambitious TVA agent, and Corrin is fabulously cold and cruel as Cassandra Nova, Charles Xavier's evil twin (it doesn't hurt that she could've easily played a younger James McAvoy's sister) and ruler of the post-apocalyptic, Mad Max-like void.
Director Shawn Levy, working from a screenplay he co-wrote with Reynolds, Zeb Wells, and Deadpool veterans Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, pays homage not only to Marvel's X-Men acquisitions post-Fox merger, but to all the superhero properties it owns. There's a lot of fan service here to audiences who loved the Fox-owned parts of the MCU, particularly the comic versions. Get ready for several big-name cameos and jokes that are both professional and personal (real-life relationships and partners are referenced, including Reynolds' wife, Blake Lively, and Jackman's divorce from Deborah-Lee Furness, after 27 years). Deadpool and Wolverine share the screen with their A-list supporting players, and there's an extended fight sequence in which each of those other familiar characters gets a moment to shine. Deadpool's circle of friends isn't as central to this installment, but don't worry: Blind Al (Leslie Uggams), Dopinder (Karan Soni), Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand), and Colossus (Stefan Kapicic) do make a few appearances, although it's a shame that favorite X-Force member Domino (Zazie Beetz) isn't included. The soundtrack includes 1980s classics, culminating with a climactic use of Madonna's "Like a Prayer." It's a brilliant use of the iconic song, perfectly matching the stakes of the sequence. If this is the last Deadpool movie, Reynolds and Wolverine have epically paid tribute to their characters—and their fans.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the amount of violence in Deadpool & Wolverine. How much is shown, and how is it different from the violence in other movies? How does Deadpool's humor mitigate the violence? What's the impact of media violence on kids?
What do you think about all of the Disney, Marvel, Fox, and personal jokes in the screenplay? Do you agree with the joke that Marvel should stop with the multiverse storylines?
Discuss the differences between Wade and Logan. What makes each of them compelling? Do you prefer one superhero to the other? If so, why?
How does the movie convey the idea that teamwork is important? Does it emphasize any other positive character strengths?
Movie Details
- In theaters: July 26, 2024
- Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin
- Director: Shawn Levy
- Inclusion Information: Non-Binary actors, Queer actors
- Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Topics: Superheroes, Friendship
- Character Strengths: Courage, Teamwork
- Run time: 127 minutes
- MPAA rating: R
- MPAA explanation: strong bloody violence and language throughout, gore and sexual references
- Last updated: July 23, 2024
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