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(Parental Guidance) Coarse Language, Mature Subject MatterSynopsis
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, 2018Was this page helpful?
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