| Overall: | A- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | A |
| Language: | B+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A |
| Run Time: | 127 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 12 Mar 2013 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
Life of Pi is rated PG: for emotional thematic content throughout, and some scary action sequences and peril.
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tobey Maguire, Adil Hussain
Studio: 2012 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Website: Official site for Life of Pi.
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Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
