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(Parental Guidance) Mature Subject MatterSynopsis
Dir: Frederick Wiseman. Documentary. A look at the daily goings-on of Metropolitan Hospital in New York City.
Content elements
- Infrequent use of scatological slang and cursing
- Frequent depictions of illness, injury, and medical distress; infrequent depictions of surgery and medical procedures - blood and detail; Infrequent depictions human organs in an educational context
- Infrequent references to illness, death, homelessness, and child neglect - some detail
- Infrequent references to sex and sex work - little detail
- Infrequent depictions of tobacco use in a recreational context; infrequent references to addiction - some detail
- Infrequent depictions of crude bodily functions - detail
Thematic elements
- Social institutions and public health
- Patient advocacy
- Emergency medicine
Classification rationale
Rated PG for mature subject matter and coarse language
Classification date
April 04, 2025Was this page helpful?
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