Beginners parents guide

Beginners Parent Guide

Release date June 3, 2011

Although Oliver (Ewan McGregor) knows that some people have "skeletons in their closets," he isn't prepared when his father (Christopher Plummer) "outs" his secrets. The 75-year-old man reveals he is dying of cancer and that he is a homosexual with a much younger lover.

Why is Beginners rated R? The MPA rated Beginners R for language and some sexual content

Run Time: 103 minutes

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Rating & Content Info

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Why is Beginners rated R? Beginners is rated R by the MPAA for language and some sexual content

This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:

Violence:

- Occasional disturbing/offensive scenes.

- Some scene may frighten young children.

Sexual Content:

- Nudity seen in a non-sexual content.

- Brief portrayal of sexual illustration (little detail shown).

- Sexual references and innuendo.

- Use of mild sexual language.

- Embracing and kissing

Language:

- Infrequent use of the sexual expletive, once in a sexual context.

- Infrequent use of scatological slang and profanity.

Drugs and Alcohol:

- Tobacco use.

Page last updated July 17, 2017

News About "Beginners"

Cast and Crew

Beginners is directed by Mike Mills and stars Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent.

Home Video

The most recent home video release of Beginners movie is November 15, 2011. Here are some details…

Beginners releases to home video on November 15, 2011.

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Ewan McGregor’s career was catapulted into the limelight when he played Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Christopher Plummer is well known for his role as the father of the von Trapp family in The Sound of Music.