Bean (1997)

Bean parents guide

No sex or nudity and mild language, about what a PG-13 should carry.

Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

No gore

Violence

Some violence

Some fighting or peril.

Sex and nudity

None noted

Language

Mild

Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

What is Bean about?

Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him fired is blocked by the chairman, who has taken a liking to Bean, they send him to Los Angeles to act as their ambassador for the unveiling of a historic painting to humiliate him. Fooled, Mr. Bean must now successfully unveil the painting or risk his and a hapless Los Angeles curator's termination.

Cast and crew

More like Bean

• Shrek (2001)Big broad humor · whimsical · family watch · mildly scaryA grumpy ogre and a chatty donkey embark on a brisk, whimsical adventure to rescue a princess.
• The Emperor's New Groove (2000)Big broad humor · whimsical · family watch · briskA self-absorbed emperor transformed into a llama finds adventure, broad humor, and whimsical fantasy.
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)Big broad humor · whimsical · family watch · mildly scaryA resourceful boy gets into holiday mischief and outsmarts bumbling bandits in a festive New York City.
• Big Time Rush (2009)Wholesome humor · whimsical · family watch · briskFour best friends chase pop stardom in Los Angeles, finding whimsical, brisk comedy and feel-good, broad humor.
• Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)Big broad humor · whimsical · family watch · briskGauls and Egyptians collide in a brisk, absurdist adventure filled with broad humor and whimsical, crowd-pleasing antics.
• The Goonies (1985)Big broad humor · whimsical · family watch · mildly scaryA band of kids races against criminals and time to find pirate treasure and save their homes.
• Toy Story (1995)Wholesome humor · whimsical · family watch · briskWholesome humor and brisk adventure follow toys learning to share a child's heart.
• Free Guy (2021)Big broad humor · whimsical · family watch · briskA cheerful bank teller living in a video game decides to become the hero of his own whimsical, uplifting story.

More like this feeling

Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a fun halloween movie, not too scary”
• “funny but not stupid, under two hours”
• “a movie that will make me cry”

Lists with the same feel: Weird and surreal and Comfort watches.