Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Coal Miner's Daughter is best for ages 12+. It's rated PG. The true story of Loretta Lynn — from rural Kentucky poverty to becoming the queen of country music. Sissy Spacek won the Academy Award. The PG rating covers adult content and the film's emotional range.

Coal Miner's Daughter is officially rated PG. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 12+.

The true story of Loretta Lynn — from rural Kentucky poverty to becoming the queen of country music. Sissy Spacek won the Academy Award. The PG rating covers adult content and the film's emotional range.

A marriage at 13 — the film depicts this as the reality of the time and place without endorsing it.

None.

Moderate language consistent with PG.

Prescription drug dependency — depicted as a consequence of exhaustion and pressure rather than weakness.

A woman who escaped poverty through extraordinary talent and will — and the cost of that success. Sissy Spacek learned to sing Loretta Lynn's songs herself. One of cinema's best music biopics.

Coal Miner's Daughter runs 124 minutes, directed by Michael Apted, released in 1980.

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