| Overall: | B |
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| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | C+ |
| Language: | C+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B |
| Run Time: | 120 |
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| Video Release: | 31 Mar 2009 |
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Why Is Marley & Me Rated PG?
This movie about a young family who loves their dog presents some emotional situations related to pet ownership that may be troubling for young children. Sexual innuendo is heard (including discussions about having the dog neutered and the subsequent loss of his manhood), along with the occasional use of a crude anatomical term. A couple discusses having children and twice are shown in the beginning stages of sex (they are still clothed). Another scene has them disrobing and swimming in their backyard pool—no explicit nudity is seen. A dog sexually rubs himself against people and objects. Women are seen in bikinis at the beach. A teen-aged girl is stabbed by her boyfriend—the act is not shown on screen but a little blood is briefly seen. Language includes the use of a couple of moderate and mild profanities, a scatological expletive and terms of deity. A couple drinks to celebrate their marriage.
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
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.
