| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | A- |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | B- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A- |
| Run Time: | 106 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 19 Jun 2012 |
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Big Miracle is rated PG: for language.
Director: Ken Kwapis
Cast: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski
Studio: 2012 Universal Pictures
Website: Official site for Big Miracle.
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
