JUNE “Must See” MOVIES from Common Sense Media
- The Internship (June 7)
Target Age: Teens
Buzz Factor: There’s no denying the comedic chemistry between Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, who reteam here for their first buddy comedy since the hugely successful Wedding Crashers. This time around, the sarcastic pals play recently downsized salesmen who score much-coveted spots in Google’s internship program, where they bring their old school humor to the world of twentysomething tech geeks. Somehow the pair’s innuendos and partying got pared down to a PG-13 rating, but expect the content to straddle the line between PG-13 and R.
- Man of Steel (June 14)
Target Age: Older Tweens and Teens
Buzz Factor: Any reboot of this pillar of the American comic book canon is going to get the fanboys excited. With Zack Snyder (300) directing and Christopher Nolan (the Dark Knight trilogy) producing, hopes are high that this latest version of the Superman origin story will relaunch a durable franchise. British import Henry Cavill anchors this version of the Man of Steel story, mentored by Krypton father Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and earth father Jonathan (Kevin Costner). It promises to be darker and moodier than previous incarnations.
- Monsters University (June 21)
Target Age: Young Kids
Buzz Factor: Monsters, Inc. was one of Pixar’s early fan favorites, so we expect everyone — even teens who pretend they’re too old for animated movies — to line up to see one-eyed Mike Wazowski (again voiced by Billy Crystal) and larger than life Sulley (John Goodman) as college “frenemies” before they became best buddies. The campus pranks and dorm-room jokes should appeal to everyone, from parents to preschoolers.
- World War Z (June 21)
Target Age: Teens
Buzz Factor: Who will survive the zombie apocalypse? If the trailer for this adaptation of Max Brooks’ book is any indication, almost no one but Brad Pitt and his family. Pitt stars as a United Nations employee who’s tasked with searching the world for a way to stop the inexplicable outbreak that’s turning people into the bloodthirsty undead. Although it’s rated PG-13, the unrelenting violence of this post-apocalyptic thriller is likely best suited for mature teens and adults.
- White House Down (June 28)
Target Age: Teens
Buzz Factor: This might seem like a retread of this spring’s R-rated bullet-fest Olympus Has Fallen, but star Channing Tatum gives this Washington, D.C.-set action-thriller a (hopefully) somewhat less graphically violent spin. Jamie Foxx plays the besieged president, and director Roland Emmerich, master of the disaster film (Independence Day, 2012) promises some spectacular explosions.
