| Overall: | C+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D+ |
| Sexual Content: | B- |
| Language: | C+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
| Run Time: | 161 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 15 Oct 2012 |
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Avatar is rated PG-13: for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking.
Director: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
Studio: 2009 Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Website: Official site for Avatar.
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Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
