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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Violence

Synopsis

Dir: Anthony Maras. Based on the play by David Haig. Three days before D-Day during WWII, a Scottish meteorologist (Andrew Scott) is summoned to advise Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) on choosing the optimal timing for the invasion.

Content elements

  • One use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent portrayals of gun and weapons violence in WWII context - little detail or blood; infrequent portrayals of corpses in the historical context - some blood, little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • World War II
  • Responsibility and leadership
  • Decision making during war time

Classification rationale

Rated PG for coarse language, war violence, and substance use

Classification date

April 13, 2026

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