| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C+ |
| Sexual Content: | B |
| Language: | B |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A |
| Run Time: | 93 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 26 Nov 2012 |
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ParaNorman is rated PG: for scary action and images, thematic elements, some rude humor and language.
Director: Chris Butler, Sam Fell
Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann
Studio: 2012 Focus Features
Website: Official site for ParaNorman.
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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.
