Family guide to new movie releases
Published in Parenting News
'MEGALOPOLIS'
Rated R for sexual content, nudity, drug use, language and some violence.
What it’s about: A sprawling epic about a misunderstood genius who wants to build a futuristic utopian community.
The kid attractor factor: Not much attraction for kids here. This is for adults only.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Daring thinkers will always initially seem like a threat to the old ways of life.
Violence: Political violence and unrest, shooting with arrows, grisly images, dead bodies.
Language: Swearing throughout.
Sex: Sexual references, sexual behavior, some nudity.
Drugs: On-screen use of cocaine and marijuana, references to psilocybin and other drugs.
Parents’ advisory: Too mature for kids (not much appeal for them either). This one is for adults only.
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'LEE'
Rated R for disturbing images, language and nudity.
What it’s about: Follows the photographer and war correspondent Lee Miller during World War II, when she shot some of her most important images of the Holocaust.
The kid attractor factor: This is an adult drama, not much appeal for kids.
Good lessons/bad lessons: We carry our traumas all our lives, they can drive us or destroy us, or both.
Violence: Wartime combat — bombings and firefights, and grisly/bloody images of wounded soldiers, genocide, dead bodies. References to sexual violence.
Language: Swearing throughout.
Sex: References to sex, some implied sex scenes, nudity.
Drugs: Alcohol and pill abuse.
Parents’ advisory: This biopic is all based in real life, but it is too mature for kids. For teens and adults only.
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