| Overall: | D+ |
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| Violence: | C- |
| Sexual Content: | D+ |
| Language: | D |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B |
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Why Is Sugar & Spice Rated PG-13?
Overall: D+
Five teen girls who rob a bank in an effort to help the one who is pregnant, along with no consequences for anyone’s actions, equals D. A loving supportive teen father equals the plus.
Violence: C-
Slapstick violence in high school, especially toward unpopular students. Guns used and fired by teens with no resulting deaths or injuries.
Sexual Content: D+
Teen couple shown in various locations (broom closet, etc.) in sexual positions with clothes on. Teen gets pregnant. Frank discussions regarding sexual situations. No nudity.
Language: D
At least: 3 extreme profanities, 22 moderate profanities, 13 mild profanities, 20 terms of Deity including referencing Christ and the Virgin Mary in ways that may offend, and three derogatory terms directed at homosexual characters and homosexuals in general.
Alcohol / Drug Use: B
An incidental adult character and background adult characters smoke, a distressed man grabs a can of beer.
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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.
