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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
17 Again PG-13 3 2 3 Sexual material, teen partying; for 13 and up
Angels & Demons PG-13 1 3 3 Violence, some language; for 13 and up
Away We Go R 4 1 4 Some sexuality, strong language; for 17 and up
Cheri R 4 1 3 Sexual content, opium use; for 17 and up
Departures (Okuribito) PG-13 3 2 3 Mild sexuality, scenes involving death; for 13 and up.
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! G 1 2 1 A rare scary moment, but otherwise OK for all ages
Drag Me to Hell PG-13 2 3 3 Horror images, violence, language; for 13 and up
Earth G 1 2 1 Predators attacking their prey; otherwise OK for all ages
Easy Virtue PG-13 3 1 3 Sexual content, brief nudity, language; for 13 and up
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past PG-13 3 2 3 Sexual content, language; for 13 and up
Hairspray PG 2 1 2 Mild sexual content, language, teen smoking; for 9 and up
Hannah Montana: The Movie G 1 1 1 Nothing offensive for any age.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs PG 1 2 2 Crude humor, cartoon violence; for 8 and up
Imagine That PG 1 1 2 Mild language, grossout antics; for 8 and up
Land of the Lost PG-13 3 3 3 Sexual content, comic violence, drug use; for 13 and up
Monsters vs. Aliens PG 1 2 2 Action sequences, poop humor; for 8 and up
My Sister's Keeper PG-13 3 1 3 Some sensuality, depictions of terminal illness; for 13 and up
Night at the Museum PG 1 2 2 Cartoon violence, mild crude humor; for 7 and up
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian PG 1 2 2 Mild slapstick violence, crude humor; for 8 and up
Obsessed PG-13 3 3 3 Some sexual content, violence; for 13 and up
Public Enemies R 3 4 4 Gangster violence, some language; for 17 and up
Race to Witch Mountain PG 1 3 1 Some violence, teens in peril; for 10 and up
Rudo y Cursi R 4 4 4 A strong sex scene, violence, language; for 17 and up
Shark Tale PG 1 2 2 Underwater flatulence jokes, some mild language; OK for 6 and up.
Star Trek PG-13 3 3 2 Brief sexual content, action violence; for 13 and up
State of Play PG-13 3 3 3 Sexual references, violence, drug content; for 13 and up
Summer Hours (L'Heure d'ete) NR 3 1 3 Some sensuality, language, drug use; for 13 and up.
Terminator Salvation PG-13 2 3 3 Action violence, language; for 13 and up
The Brothers Bloom PG-13 3 3 3 Some sensuality, violence, brief language; for 13 and up
The Hangover R 4 3 4 Sexual content, nudity, drug use, language; for 17 and up
The Proposal PG-13 3 1 3 Sexual content, brief nudity, language; for 13 and up
The Soloist PG-13 1 3 3 Some violence, mature themes, language; for 13 and up
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 R 3 4 4 Violence, strong language; for 17 and up
The Tale of Despereaux G 1 2 1 Mild animated violence; otherwise OK for all ages
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: The IMAX Experience PG-13 3 3 3 Action violence, mild sensuality, language; for 13 and up
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen PG-13 3 3 3 Action violence, mild sensuality, language; for 13 and up
Tyson R 3 3 4 Strong language including sexual references; for 17 and up
Up PG 1 2 1 Mild bloodshed, moments of peril; for 6 and up
Up in Disney Digital 3D PG 1 2 1 Mild bloodshed, moments of peril; for 6 and up
Whatever Works PG-13 3 2 3 Sexual content, nude images, language; for 13 and up
X-Men Origins: Wolverine PG-13 3 3 3 Sensuality, action violence, language; for 13 and up
Year One PG-13 3 3 3 Crude sexual humor, comic violence; for 13 and up

 

 
 
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