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Parent's Guide
To assist parents and children in choosing age-appropriate movies, The Salt Lake Tribune presents this guide of the sexual content, violence and profane language in current films. Each category is rated on a scale from 1-to-5, with 1 being the mildest and 5 the most adult-oriented.

1
mild
2
|
3
moderate
4
|
5
explicit

S= Sexual content (including nudity)
V= Violence
L= Language (including crude dialog and drug references)
MPAA= Motion Picture Association of America rating
  MPAA S V L Comment
10,000 B.C. PG-13 2 3 1 Spearings and mammoth stompings; for 13 and up
21 PG-13 3 3 3 A mild sex scene, some violence, language; for 13 and up
88 Minutes R 4 4 4 Brief nudity, gruesome violence, language; for 17 and up
Alvin and the Chipmunks PG 1 2 2 One ''pellet'' joke, crude humor; for 8 and up
Baby Mama PG-13 3 2 3 Crude and sexual humor, language; for 13 and up
Be Kind Rewind PG-13 3 3 2 Sexual references, cartoon violence; for 13 and up
Caramel (Sukkar banat) PG 2 1 2 Mild Sensuality, language; for 10 and up
College Road Trip G 1 1 1 Nothing offensive for any age
Deception R 4 4 4 Sexual content, brief violence, language; for 17 and up
Definitely, Maybe PG-13 3 1 3 Sexual content, language, smoking; for 13 and up
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! G 1 2 1 A rare scary moment, but otherwise OK for all ages
Drillbit Taylor PG-13 3 3 3 Crude sexual humor, bullying, partial nudity; for 13 and up
Emma Smith: My Story PG 1 3 1 A tar-and-feathering, other mild violence; for 8 and up
Flawless PG-13 1 1 3 Brief strong language; for 13 and up
Fool's Gold PG-13 2 3 2 Action violence, sexual material, brief nudity, language; 13 and up.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall R 5 3 4 Full-frontal male nudity, strong sex, language; adults only
Happy Valley PG-13 1 3 3 Drug content, language; for 13 and up
Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay R 5 4 4 Graphic nudity, sexuality, drug use, violence; adults only
In Bruges R 4 5 4 Strong violence, sex, drugs, language; for 17 and up
Iron Man PG-13 3 3 3 Action violence, sensuality, language; for 13 and up
Jumper PG-13 3 3 3 Mild sensuality, action violence, language; for 13 and up
Leatherheads PG-13 2 3 3 Football violence, brief strong language; for 13 and up
Made of Honor PG-13 3 2 3 Sexual content, some language; for 13 and up
Married Life PG-13 3 2 2 A mild sex scene, some language; for 13 and up
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day PG-13 3 3 3 Brief nudity, sexual content, mild violence; for 13 and up
National Treasure: Book of Secrets PG 1 2 2 Mild violence and action; for 10 and up
Never Back Down PG-13 3 3 3 Mild sex, martial-arts violence, teen partying; for 13 and up.
Nim's Island PG 1 2 2 Adventure action, mild language; for 8 and up
Penelope PG 2 1 2 Mild innuendo and language; for 8 and up
Prom Night PG-13 3 3 3 Sexual content, violence, teen drinking; for 13 and up
Redbelt R 3 4 4 Martial-arts violence, Mametian language; for 17 and up
Run Fat Boy Run PG-13 3 2 3 Sexual humor, language, smoking; for 13 and up
Smart People R 3 3 4 Some sex, teen drug use, language; for 17 and up
Speed Racer PG 1 3 2 Car crashes, some violence, language; for 8 and up
Step Up 2 the Streets PG-13 3 3 3 Suggestive dancing, brief violence, language; for 13 and up
Street Kings R 3 4 4 Strong violence, wall-to-wall language; for 17 and up
Superhero Movie PG-13 3 3 3 Crude (and sexual) humor, mild violence, language; for 13 and up
The Bucket List PG-13 3 1 3 Sexual content, language; for 13 and up
The Counterfeiters (Die Falscher) R 4 4 4 Brief sexuality, strong violence, language; for 17 and up
The Forbidden Kingdom PG-13 2 3 3 Martial-arts violence, some language; for 13 and up
The Other Boleyn Girl PG-13 3 3 3 Sexual content, some violent images; for 13 and up
The Ruins R 4 4 4 Some sex, violence, gory images, language; for 17 and up
The Spiderwick Chronicles PG 1 2 2 Scary creature action and violence; for 10 and up
The Visitor PG-13 2 1 3 Brief strong language; for 13 and up
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep PG 1 2 2 War-related violence, mature themes; for 8 and up
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation PG 2 2 2 Mild sensuality, language, violence; for 10 and up
U2 3D G 1 1 2 Appropriate for all ages
Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna) PG-13 2 3 3 A child in peril, some violence, language; for 13 and up
Vantage Point PG-13 2 3 3 Violence, disturbing images, language; for 13 and up
What Happens in Vegas PG-13 3 2 3 Crude and sexual humor, drug reference, profanity; for 13 and up
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? PG-13 3 3 3 A childbirthing scene, war imagery, language; for 13 and up
Young@Heart PG 1 1 2 Mild language, talk of death; for 8 and up

 
 
 
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