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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Coarse Language

Synopsis

Dir: Vanessa Caswill. Drama/Romance. Based on the novel by Coleen Hoover. After serving five years in prison, a woman (Maika Monroe) returns to her hometown, hoping to connect with her daughter (Zoe Kosovic).

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in anon-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand violence - little blood and detail; infrequent portrayals of corpses - no blood, little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of a car accident - little blood, some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexually suggestive scenes - no nudity, some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and illegal substance use in a recreational context; infrequent references to addiction

Thematic elements

  • Coping with loss
  • Reconciling the past
  • Grief and regret

Classification rationale

Rated PG for violence, substance use, and sexually suggestive scenes

Classification date

February 27, 2026

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