A Lot Like Love (2005) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests A Lot Like Love is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. A Lot Like Love is a romantic comedy that charts the on-again, off-again relationship between Oliver and Emily over seven years. The film's PG-13 rating is primarily for sexual content, including a key scene where sex…

A Lot Like Love is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.

A Lot Like Love is a romantic comedy that charts the on-again, off-again relationship between Oliver and Emily over seven years. The film's PG-13 rating is primarily for sexual content, including a key scene where sex is implied with some nudity (a character's bare back is shown) and an earlier sexual encounter in an…

The film contains moderate sexual content and nudity. Early on, two characters have a sexual encounter in an airplane restroom, which is implied rather than shown. Later in the film, the main characters have sex; they are shown kissing and embracing under…

None. There is no violence or gore in the film.

Language is light and infrequent. There is no use of the 'f-word', but milder profanity like "s--t" and "ass" is used a few times throughout the film.

There is moderate use of alcohol. Characters are frequently seen drinking wine or beer in social settings like dinners, parties, and a wedding. In one scene, a character becomes intoxicated at a New Year's Eve party after a breakup and later passes out.

Thematic content is mild, centering on the passage of time, romantic uncertainty, career struggles, and finding 'the one'. A character's past death from cancer is discussed, and there are scenes of emotional distress related to breakups and a broken…

A Lot Like Love runs 107 minutes, directed by Nigel Cole, released in 2005.

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