| Overall: | C- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C+ |
| Sexual Content: | D+ |
| Language: | D |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | D |
| Run Time: | 139 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 04 Feb 2013 |
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Flight is rated R: for drug and alcohol abuse, language, sexuality/nudity and an intense action sequence.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly
Studio: 2012 Paramount Pictures
Website: Official site for Flight.
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Why Is Flight Rated R?
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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.
