| Overall: | A- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | B+ |
| Language: | A |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B- |
| Run Time: | 119 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 16 Aug 2011 |
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Jane Eyre is rated PG-13: for some thematic elements including a nude image and brief violent content.
Director: Cary Fukunaga
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell
Studio: 2011 Focus Features
Website: Official site for Jane Eyre.
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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.
