| Overall: | B+ |
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| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | A |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A- |
| Run Time: | 94 |
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| Video Release: | 22 May 2012 |
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Why Is The Secret World of Arrietty Rated G?
Violence: A bird attacks and pecks a cat that is stalking something in the garden. A large bug threatens one of the Borrowers. A tiny character is chased by a cat and later by a bird that thrashes wildly after it becomes stuck in a window screen. A woman hits the bird with a shoe. A boy shows off a freshly detached cricket leg he intends to eat for dinner. A home is damaged and later destroyed. A tiny character is captured and put in a glass jar. A woman calls in exterminators to take care of the “pests.”
Sexual Content: Appropriate affectionate gestures are depicted between friends of opposite genders.
Language: A mother makes a plea to a higher power using a term of Christian Deity.
Alcohol / Drug Use: Alcohol is served at dinner for the Big People. A woman is accused of getting into the sherry.
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
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.
