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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance)

Synopsis

Dir: Polly Findlay. Drama. Based one the novel by Bernard MacLaverty. An aging couple (Leslie Manville, Ciarán Hinds) take a trip to Amsterdam where they are forced to confront their past.

Content elements

  • One use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; one use of scatological slang
  • Infrequent portrayals of injury - some blood, little detail
  • Infrequent references to mature themes such as the Holocaust and The Troubles - little detail
  • Frequent portrayals of alcohol use in a recreational context, some in an alcoholism context

Thematic elements

  • Reconciling the past
  • Marriage and devotion
  • Faith and meaning

Classification rationale

Rated PG for alcohol use and coarse language

Classification date

January 16, 2026

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