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

Synopsis

Spanish-language Drama/Thriller. When her teenage daughter (Carla Campra) is kidnapped, a woman (Penélope Cruz) turns to her ex-boyfriend (Javier Bardem) to help.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and developmental slurs
  • Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand violence – no blood or detail; frequent references to kidnapping and threats – little detail
  • Frequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context – some detail

Thematic elements

  • Parent/child bonds
  • Revisiting the past
  • Trust and honesty
  • Family legacies

Classification rationale

Rated PG for coarse language, smoking, and mature subject matter

Classification date

January 14, 2019

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