| Overall: | B |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | C |
| Language: | C- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A- |
| Run Time: | 101 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 08 Feb 2011 |
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It’s Kind of a Funny Story is rated PG-13: for mature thematic issues, sexual content, drug material and language.
Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Cast: Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts
Studio: 2010 Focus Features
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Craig (Keir Gilchrist) is depressed. Even though he has two loving parents who have arranged for counseling and prescription remedies in the past, the teen experiences tremendous pressure to please…
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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.
