• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 15.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Mature, deeply affecting father-son drama.

Why We Rated This for Ages 15–17

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  A father who is otherwise attentive seems oblivious to his son's feelings, insisting on getting his own way, making fun of his son (he calls him a "fathead"), and conducting an affair in front of him and then asking him to keep mum, even though the son is still a kid Another character kisses a woman who isn't his wife. Nevertheless, most of the characters are well-intentioned and are searching for the right answers.
• Violence:

  Raised voices in argument, but no physical fights.
• Sex:

  No explicit nude scenes, though couples in varying/implied states of undress are shown about to make love or making love (for example, a teenage couple is shown under the covers with bare shoulders). A teen boy is briefly shown masturbating under the covers. In front of his son, a father cozies up to a woman who isn't his wife. Some kissing and discussion of the "sex police."
• Language:

  Some salty language, but not on overload. "S--t" is uttered in the first few minutes, and in one scene with strong emotions, a character screams "f--king" several times. Other language includes "bloody," "hell," and "damnation."
• Consumerism:

  Book covers are clearly visible (one character reads a lot); some brief product mentions, but nothing obvious.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Visible consumption of alcohol -- mostly in social situations, though a teenager is shown drowning his discomfort in hard liquor that his own father buys for him.

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