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Since the beliefs that parents want to instill in their children can vary greatly, we ask that instead of adding your personal opinions about what is right or wrong in a film, that you instead use this feature to help parents make informed viewing decisions by describing the facts of relevant scenes in the title for each one of the different categories: Sex and Nudity, Violence and Gore, Profanity, Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking, and Frightening/Intense Scenes.
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Sex & Nudity

A couple passionate kisses and hugs. A sexual discussion as well.

Violence & Gore

A boy comes home to find his mom on the couch unconscious, with a puddle of vomit on the floor (It is implied she had attempted suicide).

A boy is constantly bullied.

A boy throws a piece of bread at a duck and we see it belly-up in a pond.

A few scenes of Xena: Warrior Princess are shown on a TV screen.

Profanity

2 F-words, some "shits" and milder scatological terms.

Drinking and smoking in some scenes. A man talks about getting high.

Contains suicide and depression themes that may confuse or upset young children.

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some thematic elements.
Certification:
Malaysia:U / Brazil:Livre / Argentina:13 / Australia:M / Austria:10 / Canada:PG / Finland:S / France:U / Germany:6 / Iceland:L / Netherlands:AL / Norway:A / Peru:14 / Philippines:PG-13 / Portugal:M/12 / Singapore:PG / South Korea:12 / Spain:T / Sweden:7 / Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) / Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) / Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) / UK:12 / USA:PG-13 (certificate #38482)

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