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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance)

Synopsis

Dir: Kate Schermerhorn. Documentary. As her parents prepare to move into assisted living, a filmmaker reflects on her emotional attachment to family belongings and society’s broader tendency toward overconsumption.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, and cursing
  • Infrequent references to death, dying, and wild fire - some detail

Thematic elements

  • Consumption
  • Material attachments
  • Family bonds

Classification rationale

Rated PG for mild coarse language

Classification date

May 06, 2026

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