| Overall: | D |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D |
| Sexual Content: | C+ |
| Language: | C |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 108 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 14 Apr 2009 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
The Spirit is rated PG-13: for intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity.
Cast: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes
Studio: 2008 Lions Gate Films
Website: Official site for The Spirit.
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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.
