| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B+ |
| Sexual Content: | B- |
| Language: | B |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A- |
| Run Time: | 106 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 14 Apr 2008 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
Lars and the Real Girl is rated PG-13:
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider.
Studio: MGM Home Entertainment
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The MPAA has rated Lars and the Real Girl - PG-13 for some sex-related content.
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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.
