| Overall: | C |
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| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | D+ |
| Language: | B |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
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| Video Release: | 18 Aug 2008 |
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Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day is rated PG-13: for some partial nudity and innuendo.
Cast: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace, Ciaran Hinds.
Studio: 2008 Focus Features
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On the eve of World War II, Miss Pettigrew (Frances McDormand) finds herself dismissed from her job... again. Her outspoken and hardly magnetic personality are parts of the reason why…
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Why Is Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day Rated PG-13?
This British comedy looks at one remarkable day in the life of Miss Pettigrew, a…
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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.
