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Sundance 2010

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parent's guide To assist parents and children in choosing age-appropriate movies, The Salt Lake Tribune presents this parent's movie guide of the sexual content, violence and profane language in current movies. Each category is rated on a scale from 1-to-5, with 1 being the mildest and 5 the most adult-oriented.
parent's movie guide
S = Sexual content (including nudity)
V = Violence (including Chuck Norris's fists)
L = Language (including crude dialog and drug reference)
Rating = Motion Picture Association of America rating
Results 1 - 20 of 52
 Movie Title Rating  S  V  L   Rating Description
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel PG 1 1 2 Some rude humor; OK for 7 and up
Disney's A Christmas Carol PG 1 2 1 Scary sequences and ghostly images; for 9 and up
Disney's A Christmas Carol in Disney Digital 3D PG 1 2 1 Scary sequences and ghostly images; for 9 and up
The Princess and the Frog G 1 2 1 Some scary images for the very young; otherwise OK for all ages.
U2 3D G 1 1 2 Appropriate for all ages
Alvin and the Chipmunks PG 1 2 2 One ''pellet'' joke, crude humor; for 8 and up
Amelia PG 2 1 2 Mild sensuality, language, smoking; for 10 and up
Astro Boy PG 1 2 2 Kids in peril, some action, mild language; for 8 and up
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs PG 1 2 2 Brief mild language; for 8 and up
Fantastic Mr. Fox PG 1 2 2 Cartoon action, fake swearing, smoking; for 8 and up
G-Force PG 1 2 2 Mild action, rude humor; for 8 and up
Leap Year PG 2 1 2 Mild sensuality, language; for 10 and up
Old Dogs PG 1 2 2 Poop jokes, slapstick, mild language; for 8 and up
Planet 51 PG 1 2 2 Bodily-function humor, mild action; for 8 and up
Where the Wild Things Are PG 1 2 2 Mild action and language, scary moments for kids; for 8 and up
9 PG-13 1 3 2
The Twilight Saga: New Moon PG-13 1 3 2 Some violence and action; for 13 and up.
The Young Victoria PG 2 2 2 Mild sensuality and violence; for 10 and up
Everybody's Fine PG-13 2 2 3 Talk of death, drug content, language; for 13 and up
(500) Days of Summer PG-13 3 2 3 Sexual content, language; for 13 and up

The MPAA rating system may not always offer enough information for parents to determine if the content of a film is acceptable for the maturity level of their child.


To help parents find age-appropriate movies for their children, The Salt Lake Tribune rates movies playing in Utah theaters according to the amount of sex and nudity, violence and language found in the film. A rating of one is appropriate for all ages. A rating of five is only appropriate for mature audiences.