Common Sense Media Review
By Jennifer Green , based on child development research. How do we rate?
age 15+
Sex, drugs, language in raunchy comedy.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 15+?
Any Positive Content?
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Sex, Romance & Nudity
a lot
People are seen and heard having sex under covers and behind curtains, but the only intimate body part shown are two women's bottoms. A teenager watches porn (seen and heard), runs a sex and masturbation-oriented online show called "no wank," and says his family is "sex positive." Almost all of the characters have had prior relationships with the main character and talk about having sex with her. Other sex talk gets raunchy, including "eating ass," "f--k me daddy," "take all that d--k, girl," "suck it," "circle jerk," getting hard, smelly vaginas, wiping crotches, and intimacy problems. A scene shows a woman giving birth in a baby pool (we only see her from the waist up).
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Language
a lot
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Drinking, Drugs & Smoking
a lot
Characters drink, get drunk, smoke joints, sniff cocaine, and "micro-dose." People appear intoxicated.
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Violence & Scariness
some
A woman drops a baby on the ground and the child is rushed to a hospital; she's fine but has to wear a helmet for three months. Characters watch scenes from movies and shows involving guns and terrorists. A woman brings a gun to Mexico; she threatens to hurt another woman and eventually punches her. Someone reads a hotel review that talks about people "finding a body." A woman suggests she wanted to "disappear forever" in the ocean. Another person suggests having a baby is like committing suicide in that both are things you "can't undo."
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Diverse Representations
a lot
The cast is diverse, including White, Black, Southeast Asian/Indian, and Mexican actors. Two characters are lesbians. The majority of the film is set at a small resort in Mexico, where some locals speak Spanish. A group of local musicians discusses playing "White people music" ("La Cucaracha") when a group of tourists arrives. Likewise, a Black character's mother suggests certain behaviors are a "White people thing" (she later admits she's done the same thing).
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Positive Messages
a little
Couples who love each other can get past their differences, and marriage is about love as well as compromise. Creating a fulfilling life can look different for different people. Family can fill a person's life.
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Positive Role Models
very little
Mani and Lex seem normal compared with Lex's friends, who are mostly pretentious and self-interested. Some adults are dishonest with themselves, pretending to hold values that they don't actually live by. This is all played for comedy.
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Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Drop is a comedy with drug consumption, a lot of sex talk, and plenty of strong language (uses of "f--k," "s--t," and some swear words in Spanish). A teen character is portrayed as a pervert who watches porn, constantly talks with grown women about sex, and hosts a sex and masturbation-oriented online show. Characters drink, get drunk, smoke joints, sniff cocaine, and "micro-dose." People are seen (under blankets and behind curtains) and heard having sex, and the sex talk gets raunchy and explicit. Female bottoms are shown. A woman drops a baby on the pavement (the baby is okay) and suggests she contemplated suicide; another woman threatens her and eventually punches her. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
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What's the Story?
The central couple of THE DROP are Mani (Jermaine Fowler) and Lex (Anna Konkle), a happily married pair who own a bakery and are trying to get pregnant. Lex's friend, Mia (Aparna Nancherla), invites them to Mexico for her wedding to Peggy (Jennifer Lafleur). The group flies down in first class thanks to the generosity of Shauna (Robin Thede), a successful actress, and her husband (Utkarsh Ambudkar). They stay at a resort owned by more old friends, Lindsey (Jillian Bell) and Josh (Joshua Leonard). Things go wrong from the start, when Mani and Lex realize on the flight down just how pretentious their friends are, and Lex drops Mia and Peggy's baby on the concrete sidewalk. The "drop" heightens tensions and throws Mani and Lex's plan to become parents into doubt.
Is It Any Good?
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There are so many funny and oddball moments in this ensemble comedy produced by the Duplass brothers that you almost forget it hardly has a story. The meandering plot can go largely unnoticed thanks to The Drop's collection of comedic actors, each offering his or her own uniquely bizarre caricature. You definitely empathize with Mani's boiling annoyance with them. He escapes for a night, where he forges a deep (for him) connection with a Mexican family based entirely around a linguistic misunderstanding.
But just when the characters go a little too far (the men's distasteful conversation on the boat, the pervy teen, and so on), they reign the shenanigans in and end on the love stories. There are more serious themes to be found here about love, starting a family, and maintaining a happy marriage. But mostly there's just exaggerated LA types misbehaving in the name of self-improvement and community-building. The actors appear to be having a blast. An uber-melodramatic score set to crashing ocean waves is the pièce de résistance.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about why Mani starts to doubt his relationship with Lex in The Drop. What factors contribute to his change of heart?
Which of the characters feel relatable, if any, and how so?
How are drugs and drinking portrayed in this film? Are there consequences? What are some real-life consequences of recreational drug use?
How does the film use music to set the mood in and between different scenes?
Why are raunchy comedies so popular? What do you think is the appeal?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming: January 13, 2023
- Cast: Jermaine Fowler, Anna Konkle, Utkarsh Ambudkar
- Director: Sarah Adina Smith
- Inclusion Information: Female directors, Black actors, Female actors, Indian/South Asian actors, Female writers
- Studio: Hulu
- Genre: Comedy
- Topics: Friendship
- Run time: 92 minutes
- MPAA rating: NR
- Last updated: January 20, 2023
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