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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Violence, Frightening Scenes

Synopsis

Biography/Drama. During World War I, J.R.R. Tolkien (Nicholas Hoult) reflects on his childhood and formative years at Oxford.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of profanity, vulgar expressions, and developmental slurs
  • Infrequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence, most in a war context – some blood and detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of frightening scenes and nightmarish imagery – little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in recreational and historical contexts

Thematic elements

  • The power of art
  • The importance of friendship
  • Creativity, imagination, and escape

Classification rationale

Rated PG for war violence and some frightening scenes

Classification date

March 18, 2019

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