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

Synopsis

Drama. Based on the novel by Angie Thomas. While on her way home from a party, a teenager (Amandla Stenberg) witnesses the death of her friend (Algee Smith) at the hands of a police officer.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang and cursing; infrequent use of profanity and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence – some blood, little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Race and power
  • Activism and injustice
  • Community, belonging, and identity
  • Coping with trauma

Classification rationale

Rated PG for coarse language and some violence

Classification date

September 24, 2018

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