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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Not Recommended For Young Children

Synopsis

Dir: Denzel Washington. Drama. Based on the book 'From Father to Son, Last Words to Live By' by Dana Canedy and the journal of 1st Sgt. Charles Monroe King. The story of 1st Sgt. Charles Monroe King (Michael B. Jordan) who keeps a journal of life lessons for his son (Jalon Christian) before his death in Iraq.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of scatological slang; frequent use of profanity; infrequent use of cursing, vulgar expressions, and ethno-cultural slurs
  • Infrequent portrayals of gun and weapons violence in a war context - little blood and detail; infrequent depictions of 9/11 in a newreel context - no blood or detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexually suggestive scenes - no nudity or detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Love
  • Coping with loss
  • Family bonds

Classification rationale

Rated PG for violence, coarse langugage, and sexually suggestive scenes

Classification date

November 26, 2021

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