Book Club (2018) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Book Club is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Book Club's PG-13 rating is earned primarily for its pervasive sex-related material and some language. The plot follows four lifelong friends whose lives are reignited after reading 'Fifty Shades of Grey.' The film is…

Book Club is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.

Book Club's PG-13 rating is earned primarily for its pervasive sex-related material and some language. The plot follows four lifelong friends whose lives are reignited after reading 'Fifty Shades of Grey.' The film is filled with strong sexual dialogue, constant innuendo, and mature comedic situations, including a…

The film's central theme is mature sexuality, leading to pervasive and often strong sexual dialogue and innuendo. The characters' reactions to 'Fifty Shades of Grey' are a running joke. A central subplot involves Carol spiking her husband's beer with Viagra…

None. The film is a comedy-drama and contains no violence or gore.

Language is moderate. There is one use of "f--ked up." Other milder profanity, including "shit," "ass," and exclamatory uses of "Jesus," is heard occasionally throughout the film.

Substance use is moderate. The main characters are frequently shown drinking wine in social settings and at their book club meetings. In a key scene, a character spikes her husband's beer with two Viagra pills without his knowledge, which is played for…

The film explores moderate mature themes centered on relationships and aging. This includes a main character's grief over her husband's death, navigating dating after loss, marital dissatisfaction and lack of intimacy, fear of commitment, and ageism (seen in…

Book Club runs 104 minutes, directed by Bill Holderman, released in 2018.

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