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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

An autistic child is implied to be masturbating to an attractive girl across from him at the dinner table.

A character is amused by a wooden figure with a bobbling phallus.

A brief shot of Charlie's feaces-covered rear end is shown.

A character briefly breast feeds her newborn child. No nudity is depicted.

Some boys tease some kids with disabilities, one which lifts his top up and a girl with a disability does the same. No nudity is seen, just her bra.

A dad lays on the bed in his top and underwear and starts talking to his wife about how he wants sex.

Two boys run into a bathroom while a girl is having a shower. She partially opens the shower door, screams and then slams it again. No nudity is seen.

Two boys and a girl go swimming in there underwear.

Two boys run down the street in there underwear.

A boy shoves a girls unused tampon in his mouth.

Violence & Gore

A fight breaks out between two characters. The violence is quite mild and no blood is depicted, though their injuries can be seen in subsequent scenes.

One character is pushed and shoved by bullies.

Profanity

Contains occasional use of "fuck".

Also contains use of milder terms, such as "shit", "bitch", "pin dick" etc.

Some characters consume alcohol and/or medication throughout the film.

Theme of disability (i.e. autism) and the impact that it has on a family may be confusing or upsetting for younger viewers.

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Rated PG-13 for some sexual content, a scene of violence, and brief strong language.


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