Angel in the House

A woman is loaded into an ambulance and said to have had a fall, hitting her head and breaking her leg. A couple mourns the loss of a child who died in a car accident, shown in a flashback where he runs in front of a car before the camera cuts away, with no moment of impact shown.

A man and woman discuss plans with a doctor to use IVF to conceive. A woman tells her female friend that she and her husband "used to be all over each other." A man and a woman kiss.

A man makes a few unsavory remarks about adoption that could be tricky for adopted kids, such as saying that he doesn't want to have a child "that's not mine" or that he's confused by having an "instant family." A muffled "s--t" that some viewers might miss.

A few scenes involve wine at dinner.

Parents need to know that Angel in the House is a movie about a grieving couple who are trying to conceive after the loss of their young son in a car accident. The boy's death is shown in flashback without the moment of impact, but there are some emotionally intense scenes of grieving, looking back over his pictures, going into his room, and visiting his grave site. There is one muffled "s--t" that some viewers might miss. There are a few remarks about adoption that could be off-putting to adopted kids, such as the suggestion that a man wouldn't want a child that isn't his or an instant family, but the character's biases fade with understanding. Overall the movie is a positive look at healing and the power of religion-free faith, but the intensity and grieving make it better for older kids.

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