Turning Red (2022) Poster

(2022)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG for thematic material, suggestive content and language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • The main character is arguing with her mom and says, "I like boys. I like loud music. I like gyrating! I'm 13 deal with it!"
  • The song "Bootylicous" by Destiny's child is heard in the background of Tyler's birthday party.
  • Abby says that her parents assume 4*Town as stripper music.
  • Mei Lee's mother confronts a store clerk after assuming he made advances on her daughter. She later calls him a degenerate.
  • One of Mei Lee's friends says that people have been calling her a pervert after drawings she made of herself kissing boys are plastered around school
  • Almost constant discussion of teen crushes and boys. Most in a tame middle school way.
  • A female character bends over and gyrates her behind in a provocative manner to spite someone.
  • Priya is very briefly seen dancing suggestively with a goth girl while at Tyler's party.
  • When Mei Lee is wearing her pajamas, we see her bare thighs and feet.
  • Mei puts on a twerking show to distract her giand red panda mom.
  • Some suggestive humor.
  • Mei plays with her belly as a red panda in one scene.
  • Ming lee says that she forgot her period pads.

Violence & Gore

  • Whilst watching a Cantonese soap opera with Mei, Ming remarks that the bride to be would "probably stab her husband on their wedding night".
  • Mei Lai use her panda arm and throw a ball at a boy's head but it miss and breaks a window instead. No one was hurt.
  • A young girl throws a dodgeball at a tween boy out of hatred/anger but ends up breaking a window.

Profanity

  • There's lot of name calling, such as "dork", "butthead", etc.
  • On a few occasions, characters say/text messages "OMG", but they didn't use extend the phrase.
  • "Crap" is used 3 times.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • In a convenience store, a woman mentions "doing drugs all day" while confronting the clerk about her daughter.
  • Medicines are implied as a cure for the Red bear curse.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • In a dramatic scene, a girl who has transformed into a panda attacks a boy who insults her. The incident leaves the boy scared, crying and with minor injuries, including a slash on his cheek that draws blood.
  • A girl has a frightening dream with everything red in colour, and she rolls in bed, terrified.
  • A boy verbally bullies a girl in his class.
  • The main character in the beginning was often in peril (for example when she was falling from stairs, the girl was almost ran over by a car, then leaving severe damage from the traffic behind.)
  • This movie may be an analogy of people with mental disabilities, such as ADHD/autism, because of her turning into a red panda/animal is what people usually think of her when she acts out/shows signs.
  • None/Mild for neurodivergent viewers.

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Violence & Gore

  • A girl attacks and slashes a boy on the cheek during a birthday party when in the red panda form,
  • Meilin's grandmother explains how when her daughter became a panda she had attacked her, This isn't shown, but there is still a scar on her forehead.
  • Mei falls on the ground a lot from high heights during the concert fight sequence
  • Ming lee falls over in her giant panda form, passing out

Profanity

  • Tyler calls meilin lee a freak.
  • One use of oh my god.

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