| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D+ |
| Sexual Content: | C- |
| Language: | D |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | D+ |
| Run Time: | 120 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 31 Mar 2009 |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
Slumdog Millionaire is rated R: or some violence, disturbing images and language.
Cast: Dev Patel, Anil Kopoor, Freida Pinto.
Studio: 2008 Twentieth Century Fox
Website: Official site for Slumdog Millionaire.
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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.
