‘21 JUMP STREET’

Rating: R, for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, teen drinking and some violence

What it’s about: Two young cops are shipped back to high school to infiltrate a drug gang.

The kid attractor factor: Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, misbehaving in high school.

Good lessons/bad lessons: “You never know what you can’t achieve until you don’t achieve it.”

Violence: A hail of bullets here and there, some punches.

Language: Lots and lots of profanity.

Sex: One brief blast of nudity.

Drugs: Drug use is rendered amusing, teen drinking is condoned.

Parents’ advisory: An R-rated film pitched to that same under-age audience as “Project X,” this has seriously tone-deaf drug and alcohol messages for that crowd. OK for 17 and older.

‘A THOUSAND WORDS’

Rating: PG-13 for sexual situations, including dialogue, language and some drug-related humor.

What it’s about: A fast-talking agent is told he has 1,000 words left to use before he dies.

The kid attractor factor: Eddie Murphy.

Good lessons/bad lessons: “Our words have a rippling effect on the whole universe.”

Violence: None.

Language: Mild profanity

Sex: Suggested, especially by Kerry Washington.

Drugs: Hinted at, underscored by the song “Because I Got High.”

Parents’ advisory: Not as kid-friendly as most of Murphy’s kid-friendly fare, mostly due to adult themes. OK for 13 and older.

‘JOHN CARTER’

Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action.

What it’s about: A Civil War vet finds himself transplanted to Mars — in the middle of a Martian civil war.

The kid attractor factor: A big 3-D sci-fi/fantasy/Western hybrid, with alien beasties, hunks and hotties and cool flying machines.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Racism and social strife aren’t confined to Earth.

Violence: Lots of it — stabbings and slashings and whatnot.

Language: Mild, mild profanity.

Sex: None .

Drugs: Alcohol in an early scene.

Parents’ advisory: Pretty tame stuff, perfectly suitable for any kid old enough to endure a two-hour-plus action picture — OK for kids 10 and older.

This guide, compiled by Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel film critic Roger Moore, should be used along with the Motion Picture Association of America rating system for selecting movies suitable for children. Films rated G, PG or PG-13 are included in this weekly listing, along with occasional R-rated films that may have entertainment or educational value for older children with parental guidance.