Parents Guide

To assist parents and children in choosing age-appropriate movies, The Salt Lake Tribune presents this parent's movie guide of the sexual content, violence and profane language in current movies. Each category is rated on a scale from 1-to-5, with 1 being the mildest and 5 the most adult-oriented.
S = Sexual content
(including nudity)
V = Violence
(including Chuck Norris's fists)
L = Language
(including crude dialog and drug reference)
Rating = Motion Picture Association of America rating
1.
Release Date: August 16th, 2013
Running Time: 1:35
A regional cook (Danielle Frot) is hired as personal chef to French president Francois Mitterrand, battling sexism and tradition, in this breezy comedy. Subtitled; 95 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
3 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
2.
Release Date: May 5th, 2013
Running Time: 1:13
Director Roberta Grossman explores the history and cultural evolution of the Jewish folk song in this lively documentary. 75 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
3 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
3.
Release Date: March 8th, 2013
Running Time: 1:45
The story of Arnel Pineda, a Manila singer picked to join megaband Journey, is ineptly told in this fan-friendly valentine. Partly subtitled; 105 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
2 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
4.
Release Date: November 27th, 2013
Running Time: 1:32
A single mom (Jennifer Hudson) sends her son (Jacob Latimore) to Christmas with her strict parents (Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett) in this predictable drama. 93 minutes. (SDP)
Tribune Rating
2 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
5.
Release Date: August 2nd, 2013
Running Time: 1:28
The title says it all in this horror comedy about the undead overrunning London's East End, which has some good laughs and lots of gore. 88 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
2.5 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
6.
Release Date: August 22nd, 2014
Running Time: 1:55
Melodrama overpowers this real-life story of a California Catholic high school's record-breaking football team, and their inspirational coach (Jim Caviezel). 115 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
2 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
7.
Release Date: November 15th, 2013
Running Time: 1:29
A fan letter of a documentary pays tribute to Bill Watterson, the media-shy creator of the comic strip "Calvin & Hobbes." Fun, but not very informative. 89 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
2 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
8.
Release Date: February 21st, 2014
Running Time: 1:20
A funny and intimate behind-the-scenes look at the Broadway and film veteran, dealing with old age and diabetes as she mounts a new cabaret show. 80 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
3.5 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
9.
Release Date: May 27th, 2016
Running Time: 1:53
Alice (Mia Wasikowska) returns to Wonderland, battling Time (Sacha Baron Cohen) to save an ailing Hatter (Johnny Depp) in this confused, colorful sequel. 113 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
2.5 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
10.
Release Date: October 9th, 2015
Running Time: 1:51
This live-action remake, centering on the “man cub” Mowgli (Neel Sethi), is better than Disney’s ’67 animated version. 105 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
no rating
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
11.
Release Date: April 11th, 2014
Running Time: 1:40
A ballroom dance champion returns to his hometown of Jaffa, Israel, to teach dance to Jewish and Palestinian kids, in this soft-pedaled documentary. 90 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
2.5 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
12.
Release Date: January 1st, 1999
Running Time: 1:57
The discovery of the largest T. rex specimen ever, and the legal and government battle that ensued, is chronicled in this eye-opening documentary. 95 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
3 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
13.
Release Date: January 1st, 1999
Running Time: 1:30
Katie Couric narrates this engaging documentary, which talks about America's obesity problem - and points fingers at the food industry and lax regulation. 92 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
3 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
14.
Release Date: July 18th, 2014
Running Time: 1:34
Young lovers (Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou) go from honeymoon magic to a marital tragedy in Michel Gondry's self-consciously surreal romance. Subtitled; 94 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
2 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
15.
Release Date: May 2nd, 2014
Running Time: 1:20
Six young farmers talk about the hard work of growing America's food, in this nicely photographed industry-funded documentary. 77 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
2.5 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
16.
Release Date: July 1st, 2016
Running Time: 1:57
A kind giant (played by Mark Rylance) takes an orphan (Ruby Barnhill) on a magic adventure in Steven Spielberg's luminous adaptation of the Roald Dahl fable. 117 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
3.5 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
17.
Release Date: September 19th, 2014
Running Time: 1:29
This documentary takes an uncomforably close look at Mark Landis, who has donated his forged artworks to many museums. 89 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
2.5 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
18.
Release Date: November 23rd, 2016
Running Time: 1:13
Disney's latest, about an island princess (voiced by Auli'i Cravalho) who sails to save her home, is vibrantly colorful, charming and tuneful. 104 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
3.5 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
19.
Release Date: March 18th, 2016
Running Time: 1:49
A Texas woman (Jennifer Garner) struggles with her faith when her daughter (Kiley Rogers) is diagnosed with an incurable disorder in this uneven faith-based drama. 109 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
2.5 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
20.
Release Date: October 2nd, 2015
Running Time: 1:22
Banned director Jafar Panahi drives around Tehran, and his passengers make a mosaic of life in modern Iran, in this defiant and vibrant movie. Subtitled; 82 minutes. (SPM)
Tribune Rating
4 stars
Avg User Rating
no rating
S
V
L
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