| Overall: | C |
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| Violence: | C |
| Sexual Content: | C+ |
| Language: | C- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
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| Video Release: | 14 Jul 2008 |
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Shutter is rated PG-13: for terror, disturbing images, sexual content and language.
Cast: Joshua Jackson, Rachel Taylor, David Denman, James Kyson Lee.
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
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.
