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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Coarse Language, Language May Offend

Synopsis

Dir: Kirk Jones. Biography/Drama. The story of activist and educator John Davidson (Robert Aramayo) who was diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome in his teens.

Content elements

  • Frequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, vulgar expressions, developmental slurs, and sexual slurs
  • Infrequent use of sexual language and references - little detail
  • Infrequent weapons and hand-to-hand violence - no blood, some detail; infrequent portrayals of self-harm - no blood or detail
  • Infrequent references to illness and dying - little detail
  • Frequent portrayals of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Overcoming adversity
  • Mentorship
  • Acceptance

Classification rationale

Rated PG for frequent coarse language in a neurological disorder context

Classification date

April 16, 2026

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