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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance)

Synopsis

Dir: Nat Boltt. Comedy/Drama. Based on the book by Dame Joy Cowley. In the 1970s, a young boy (Elijah Tamati) and three nuns (Miriam Margolyes, Jacki Weaver, Judy Davis) embark on a road trip in order to save their convent from developers.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Coping with loss
  • Home and belonging
  • Friendship

Classification rationale

Rated PG for mild coarse language and substance use

Classification date

February 12, 2026

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