‘IDENTITY THIEF’

Rating: R for sexual content and language.

What it’s about: Jason Bateman has his identity stolen by loose cannon/ credit card hijacker Melissa McCarthy.

The kid attractor factor: Adults behaving badly.

Good lessons/bad lessons: There’s no such thing as a “victimless crime.”

Violence: Fights, shootings — a little blood.

Language: Melissa McCarthy is rated R, with or without a movie.

Sex: Yes, loud, crude and rude.

Drugs: Booze and pills.

Parents’ advisory: A comedy in the “Hangover” tradition — raunchy and violent. Suitable for 15 and older.

‘SIDE EFFECTS’

Rating: R for sexuality, nudity, violence and language.

What it’s about: A depressed woman is medicated for her condition and commits a crime. Whose fault is it?

The kid attractor factor: Channing Tatum, and that woman (Rooney Mara) without a dragon tattoo — this time out.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Doctors have more power over our lives than we know, and don’t believe TV prescription drug commercials.

Violence: Yes. With blood.

Language: Some profanity.

Sex: Yes, explicit.

Drugs: Alcohol, and prescription drugs.

Parents’ advisory: Too adult and intense for anybody younger than 15. Take the R rating seriously.

This guide, compiled by Orlando Sentinel film critic Roger Moore, is published here every Friday. It should be used with the MPAA rating system for selecting movies suitable for children. Films rated G, PG or PG-13 are included, along with R-rated films that may have entertainment or educational value for older children with parental guidance.