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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Coarse Language

Synopsis

Dir: Taika Waititi. Science Fiction. Based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. A friendship robot (Jenna Ortega) is purchased by a wealthy mother (Amy Adams) for her sick daughter (Mia Tharia).

Content elements

  • One use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence - no blood, little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of, and references to illness, death, and dying - some detail; infrequent portrayals of accidents and injuries, some involving androids - little blood and detail; infrequent portrayals of self-harm involving an android - no blood, little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions involving an android - some detail

Thematic elements

  • Coping with loss and grief
  • Mother/daughter bonds
  • Friendship and sacrifice

Classification rationale

Rated PG for coarse language and mature subject matter

Classification date

September 25, 2026

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