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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Mature Subject Matter

Synopsis

Dir: Chloé Zhao. Drama. Based on the book by Jessica Bruder. After losing everything, a woman (Frances McDormand) travels through America's West living out of her van.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent references to suicide – some detail
  • Brief female frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
  • Brief portrayal of crude bodily functions – no nudity, little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Identity and belonging
  • Coping with loss
  • Nomadic lifestyles

Classification rationale

Rated PG for mature subject matter, nudity, and substance use

Classification date

November 26, 2020

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