Venus and Serena

Parents need to know that Venus and Serena is a 2012 documentary charting the rise of the world famous tennis sisters and includes some racial language and references to violent assaults. The film sees the Williams sisters face racism, career-threatening injury, divorce, and family tragedy on their road to success. But through this, they -- along with their supportive family -- show remarkable courage and perseverance to achieve their goals. Their father, Richard Williams, although portrayed as a "ladies man," is the driving force behind their success and finds himself having to defend the racism their family face. He recalls racist incidents from his own childhood, including when he had a nail hammered into his leg and was called the "N" word. Other language, though infrequent, includes "pissed" and "ass," and "f---ing" is used in a press conference, although it is bleeped out. Littered with cameos, rapper Common, Chris Rock, Spike Lee, Bill Clinton, and Anna Wintour are just some of the talking heads to add color to the conversations about the cultural impact of two of the world's most successful Black female athletes. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.