   Oscar® Nominee for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress in a leading role, and Best Actor in a supporting roleThe Kids Are All Rightalso known as “Une famille unique,” “Ta paidia einai entaxei”MPAA Rating:
 for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some teen drug and alcohol use.Extremely Offensive
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:
Adults
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Length:
1 hr. 46 min.
Year of Release:
2010
USA Release:
January 25, 2010 (festival)
July 9, 2010 (limited) July 30, 2010 (wide) DVD: November 16, 2010 
 
Relevant Issues
Lesbian Marriage
What does the Bible say about same sex marriages? Answer LESBIAN—What’s wrong with being gay? Answer What about gays and lesbians needs to change? Answer Can a gay or lesbian person go to heaven? Answer What should be the attitude of the church toward homosexuals and homosexuality? Answer Read stories about those who have struggled with homosexuality EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR—Adultery in the Bible Should I save sex for marriage? Answer How far is too far? What are the guidelines for dating relationships? Answer MALE AND FEMALE NUDITY—Why are humans supposed to wear clothes? Answer Drunkenness in the Bible Watching a porn video
How can I tell if I’m getting addicted to pornography or sex? Answer How can I deal with temptations? Answer
Marriage in the Bible Is formalized marriage becoming obsolete? Answer
White male/black female sexual relationship
Is interracial marriage biblical? What are the consequences of racial prejudice and false beliefs about the origin of races? Answer Sin and the Bible Fall of man to sin sperm donor / artificial insemination mother-son relationship brother-sister relationship
“Nic and Jules had the perfect family, until they met the man who made it all possible.” Producer’s Synopsis: “A lesbian couple, Nic and Jules (Annette Bening and Julianne Moore), live with their teenage children, Joni and Laser (Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson), in a cozy craftsman bungalow in Los Angeles. As Joni prepares for college, her younger brother pesters her for a big favor-help him find their biological father. Against her better judgment, she makes a call to the sperm bank; the bank, in turn, calls Paul (Mark Ruffalo) and asks him if he’s willing to meet his daughter. He agrees, and a complicated new chapter begins for the family.
Editor’s Note: This film is not recommended. There are numerous issues of concern to Bible-believing Christian viewers—along with temptations of the eye and mind. This film is R-rated “for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some teen drug and alcohol use.” This extremely offensive movie attempts to make lesbianism and other abhorrent sexuality seem completely normal and is definitely one to avoid. A detailed description of many of its objectionable parts would not be appropriate for this page. Although most secular critics have given it gushing praise, we have noticed that many audience members have come away calling it very boring and offensive, and many theaters have declined to show it.
See list of Relevant Issues—questions-and-answers.   Comments below:
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Negative—I started this movie thinking that I could look past the fact that it was about a lesbian couple and enjoy the rest of the movie. From the trailers it looked entertaining enough, and from the praise it had gotten from critics, I thought it sounded like a smart and original story. I was disappointed in every way.
The plot is shallow and boring; all the important points are shown in the trailer, there are no other twists or interesting details. Since it’s supposed to be a comedy, I expected it to have a lot more funny moments, but I only laughed once the entire movie. The acting was mediocre from most and completely poor from a few. Annette Bening and Julianne Moore, who were both nominated for Golden Globes, were good, but not what I would call excellent and certainly not deserving of any major awards. I didn’t think they had much chemistry; their relationship just wasn’t believable. As much as I disagree with it morally, I’m sure two others could have done a better job with their characters. ***POSSIBLE SPOILERS*** Besides just being unenjoyable, the film was also offensive in almost every way. To start with, it centers on a family raised by two lesbians. In the first ten minutes, the 15 year old son is shown using cocaine. There is only one lesbian sex scene, and it’s short and easily skipped (I was able to fast forward easily enough). There are, also, two other major sex scenes. Nic and Jules kiss a few times throughout the film. Jules and Paul have an affair, and even though she is already in a sinful relationship to begin with, I was still offended by this. The language isn’t as heavy as may be expected for an R rating, about 10 F-words and other mild profanities are spread throughout. Overall, I didn’t find this movie deserving of my time or its many wins at the Golden Globes, and wouldn’t recommend it. Even if you can stomach its moral flaws, it’s just not very entertaining. Moral rating: Very Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 2 —Linda, age 19 (USA) Movie Critics
…“The Kids Are All Right” is messy without being rambling, usually funny without feeling scripted, sometimes sad without seeming sappy. It’s at turns hopeful and naïve and sorry and true. In other words, it’s a lot like life.…
—William Goss, Orlando Weekly …Warm “Kids Are All Right” approaches perfection… one of this summer’s most engaging films… probing, poignant and, above all, highly entertaining.
—Claudia Puig, USA Today …Moore and Bening are superb actors here, evoking a marriage of more than 20 years, and all of its shadings and secrets, idealism and compromise.… The film gives them convincing, intelligent dialogue, mannerisms that fit and children who, having been raised outside homophobic hysteria, are nice and well-adjusted.…
—Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times …graphic detail. …No one needs to be exposed to images of lesbian women having sex while watching gay porn in order to understand that families matter. No one needs to watch a lecherous man have rowdy sex with his lesbian conquest to figure out that infidelity is a sin. No one needs to listen to parents hurling obscenities at each other (when that affair surfaces) to grasp the important role honesty and forgiveness play in lifelong love.
—Adam R. Holz, Plugged In …full of exquisite family bumbling…
—Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post …The Kids Are All Right: The script, not so much… Somewhere around the halfway mark, the realization arrives with a dull thud: Turns out that unconventional families can be just as tedious in their melodramatic dysfunctions as any traditional clan.…
—Rick Groen, The Globe and Mail …a thrillingly funny and casually profound film… The basic joke here, and it’s a rich one, is that the dynamics of gay marriages differ little from those of straight marriages. But that joke also serves as a catalyst for some startlingly beautiful considerations of age and youth, family values and, before and after everything else, the value of family.…
—Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal …an ingratiating, sitcom-style entertainment whose genuinely stirring moments come rather late in the game.…
—Rob Nelson, Variety |
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