| Overall: | B |
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| Violence: | C- |
| Sexual Content: | A- |
| Language: | B+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B+ |
| Run Time: | 113 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 18 Jun 2013 |
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Why Is Jack the Giant Slayer Rated PG-13?
Violence: Characters practice dark arts to control the giants. Men are eaten, stabbed, crushed, punched, electrocuted and pushed to their deaths. A pile of human skulls is seen on the ground as well as several dead bodies. Characters experience frequent moments of peril. Animals are impaled and eaten. A giant succumbs to a lengthy death after being stabbed in the back. The giants attack a castle using burning trees, a huge metal bell and a slingshot as weapons. Numerous characters inside the castle are killed. A character falls into a moat covered with burning oil. Another has his eyeballs squeezed out of his head. A character’s tongue is speared. A plant grows out of a man’s stomach.
Sexual Content: A couple kisses. A golden statue with a bare bust is seen in the treasure room. A woman wears a low cut dress in one scene.
Language: The script contains a handful of mild cursing and brief crude expressions.
Alcohol / Drug Use: A pair of drunken men begins badgering a woman.

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.