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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Not Recommended For Young Children

Synopsis

Comedy. After her husband (Matt Walsh) abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother (Melissa McCarthy) returns to college in order to complete her degree.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent use of sexual language and references – little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence in a slapstick context - no blood or detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and marijuana use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • True friendship
  • Mother/daughter bonds
  • Perspectives on regret, aging, and maturity

Classification rationale

Rated PG for coarse language and substance use

Classification date

April 18, 2018

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