Wondering if Rosaline on Hulu is ok for kids? This new take on Rosaline, Juliet’s cousin, who also happens to be Romeo’s ex will have some teens laughing, but is it kid friendly? Perhaps a tad too raunchy for tweens, here’s what parents need to know in this Rosaline Parents Guide including a breakdown of language, action, and sexual content.
Rosaline Parents Guide
Rosaline is a fresh and comedic twist on Shakespeare’s classic love story “Romeo & Juliet,” told from the perspective of Juliet’s cousin Rosaline (Kaitlyn Dever), who also happens to be Romeo’s recent love interest. Rosaline is heartbroken when Romeo (Kyle Allen) meets her cousin Juliet (Isabela Merced) and begins to pursue her, forgetting all about Rosaline. But who says blood is thicker than water, because when it comes to love, all’s fair in love and family. And Rosaline is going to win her man back.
Why is Rosaline Rated PG-13?
Rosaline is rated PG-13 for suggestive material and brief strong language which means some content is not suitable for kids under 13 years old.
Language
There is some profanity in Rosaline including uses of sh*t, a**, bi*ch, hell, and one use of fu*king. There are also words of Deity used and the phrase “blow me.”
Mature Content
There are some suggestive sexual innuendos including jokes about big swords and putting them back into pants and plenty of talk about love.
Juliet reads a book entitled “Erotic Love.” There is a lot of kissing, some passionate, but there is no nudity. However, some scenes can get a little uncomfortable for younger kids.
There is talk of suicide.
Characters drink alcohol and go to bars.
Violence is pretty tame and includes a sword fight and characters trying to escape while fighting guards.
Is Rosaline Appropriate for Kids Under 13?
You can expect to see some fighting, suggestive sexual content, innuendos, alcohol use, and profanity used by some of the characters. To sum it up, Rosaline is not kid-friendly for younger kids, but should be fine for some tweens and most teens. Some of the innuendos, mature discussions of love, and kissing scenes may be too much for some tweens if that is of concern to parents. I’d recommend Rosaline for kids ages 12 and older.
Rosaline was a little too whiny for my taste, but the twist on the traditional Romeo and Juliet story held the interest of my tweens and teens. This is a relatively safe and formulaic rom-com without actual sex that most teens can watch. Sure, there’s unnecessary language and innuendos that added nothing to the story, because the star was Kaitlyn Dever.
She didn’t need to swear to prove she was a feminist trying to find her own way and love story. A fun take on a classic tale, Rosaline has just enough sass to make this is a worthwhile watch.
