| Overall: | C+ |
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| Violence: | D+ |
| Sexual Content: | B |
| Language: | B |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B- |
| Run Time: | 120 |
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Jakob The Liar is rated PG-13:
Cast: Robin Williams, Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Studio: (pictures (c) 1999 Columbia Pictures)
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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.
