| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B+ |
| Sexual Content: | B- |
| Language: | B |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B |
| Run Time: | 96 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 11 Mar 2008 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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Dan In Real Life is rated PG-13: for some innuendo.
Cast: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook
Studio: Touchstone Pictures
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Advice is always easier to give if you don't have to actually follow it yourself. As a newspaper columnist, Dan Burns (Steve Carell) writes a parenting piece for the local…
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Why Is Dan In Real Life Rated PG-13?
Surprisingly light on content issues, the film contains a handful of mild profanities and…
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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.