(Parental Guidance) Synopsis
Biography/Drama. In late 1800s America, a power struggle over which electrical system would gain prominence emerges between entrepreneur George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) and inventors Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult).
Content elements
- Infrequent use of cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
- Infrequent portrayals of gun and weapons violence, and injury and illness - little blood or detail
- Infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in recreational and historical contexts - little detail
Thematic elements
- Capitalism and competition
- Intellectual rivalries
- Invention and innovation
Classification rationale
Rated PG for some violence and coarse language