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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance)

Synopsis

Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski. German-language History/Drama. In 1949, accompanied by his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller), the renowned German writer-in-exile Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) travels through postwar Germany.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of cursing and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand violence - no blood or detail
  • Infrequent references to suicide - little detail
  • Infrequent buttock nudity in a non-sexual context - little detail
  • Frequent portrayals of tobacco use in a recreational context; infrequent portrayals of alcohol use in a recreational context; infrequent references to addiction

Thematic elements

  • Home and belonging
  • War II and accountability
  • Father/daughter relationships

Classification rationale

Rated PG for substance use, nudity, and mild coarse language

Classification date

October 01, 2026

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