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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Frightening Scenes

Synopsis

Family/Adventure. Based on the books by R.L. Stine. After moving to a new town, a young man (Dylan Minnette) makes friends with the girl next door (Odeya Rush), only to discover that her father (Jack Black) has a shelf full of magic books with monsters inside.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of mild profanity and cursing
  • Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence in a comic adventure context
  • Infrequent portrayals of monsters, transformations, and mildly frightening scenes in an adventure context

Thematic elements

  • Isolation and connection
  • Overcoming personal fears
  • Imagination and creativity

Classification rationale

Rated PG for mildly frightening scenes

Classification date

September 29, 2015

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