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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance)

Synopsis

Dir: Cyrus Nowrasteh. Drama. Based on the book 'Searching For Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl In America' by Tonya Bolden. In the early 1900s, an eleven year-old girl (Naya Desir-Johnson) believes there is oil on the land she owns.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of cursing, profanity, and ethno-cultural slurs
  • Infrequent use of sexual language and references - no detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand, weapons, and gun violence - no blood or detail; portrayal of violence against animals - little blood, no detail; infrequent portrayals of death - little detail
  • Brief portrayal of tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Greed and corruption
  • Faith
  • Racism and exploitation

Classification rationale

Rated PG for violence and language that may offend

Classification date

October 16, 2025

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