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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Coarse Language

Synopsis

Dir: Herbert Ross. Drama/Romance. A rebellious teenager (Kevin Bacon) moves to a small-town where dancing and rock music are forbidden.

Content elements

  • Frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
  • Infrequent use of sexual language and references - little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand, weapons, and vehicular violence in a domestic context - little blood and detail
  • Infrequent buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context; infrequent references to substance use

Thematic elements

  • Power and control
  • Parent/child bonds
  • Self-expression and joy of dance

Classification rationale

Rated PG for coarse language

Classification date

November 27, 2020

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