| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C- |
| Sexual Content: | C |
| Language: | B |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 126 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 11 Jan 2011 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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The Great Debaters is rated PG-13: for depiction of strong thematic material including violence and disturbing images, and for language and brief sexuality.
Director: Denzel Washington
Cast: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker.
Studio: 2007 Weinstein Company
Website: Official site for The Great Debaters.
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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.
