| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C+ |
| Sexual Content: | B |
| Language: | C |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
| Run Time: | 127 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 24 Jan 2012 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
Real Steel is rated PG-13: for some violence, intense action and brief language.
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly
Studio: 2011 Walt Disney Pictures
Website: Official site for Real Steel.
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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.