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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Mature Subject Matter

Synopsis

Dir: Philippa Lowthorpe. Drama. Based on the memoir by Helen Macdonald. After her father’s death, a university lecturer (Claire Foy) acquires a young goshawk to help her cope with her grief.

Content elements

  • One use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang; infrequent use of profanity and cursing
  • Infrequent references to death and depression - some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of injury to an animal, some in a hunting context - little blood and detail
  • Frequent use of tobacco; infrequent use of alcohol in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Coping with loss
  • Companionship
  • Mental health

Classification rationale

Rated PG for mature subject matter, coarse language, and substance use

Classification date

December 05, 2025

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