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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Coarse Language, Mature Subject Matter

Synopsis

Drama. Based on the novel by Ian McEwan. As her marriage crumbles, a judge (Emma Thompson) must decide a case involving a teenage boy (Fionn Whitehead) who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.

Content elements

  • One use of the sexual expletive in a sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • The complexities of love and marriage
  • Faith and choice
  • Justice

Classification rationale

Rated PG for some strong coarse language in a dramatic context

Classification date

August 07, 2018

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