| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C- |
| Sexual Content: | B- |
| Language: | C- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
| Run Time: | 133 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 22 Apr 2011 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
The Way Back is rated PG-13: for violent content, depiction of physical hardships, a nude image and brief strong language.
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Saoirse Ronan
Studio: 2011 Newmarket Films
Website: Official site for The Way Back.
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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.
