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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance) Mature Subject Matter

Synopsis

Dir: Justin Baldoni. Drama. Based on the novel by Colleen Hoover. After beginning a new relationship, a woman (Blake Lively) sees troubling patterns emerging that remind her of her past.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence in a domestic context - little blood and detail
  • Portrayal of a sexual assault - no nudity or detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of injury - little blood and detail
  • Infrequent references to suicide and abuse - little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexually suggestive scenes - no nudity or detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use in recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Coping with trauma
  • Cycles of abuse
  • Loyalty and betrayal

Classification rationale

Rated PG for mature subject matter and violence

Classification date

July 26, 2024

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