Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is best for ages 12+. It's rated NR. Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story traces the biographical journey of Dr. Ben Carson, a renowned neurosurgeon, focusing on his childhood struggles, academic rise, and complex medical career. The film contains scenes of…

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is officially rated NR. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 12+.

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story traces the biographical journey of Dr. Ben Carson, a renowned neurosurgeon, focusing on his childhood struggles, academic rise, and complex medical career. The film contains scenes of physical aggression, including domestic altercations and school bullying, as well as graphic…

Contains only brief, non-explicit romantic scenes between characters, such as kissing between Ben and his future wife.

Includes moments of physical aggression, such as Ben threatening his mother with a hammer and a tense confrontation where he attempts to stab a bully, though the blade is stopped by a belt buckle. Several scenes depict medical procedures, featuring blood…

Contains mild expletives and insults, including occasional uses of 'crap' and 'hell'.

There is no significant use of alcohol, drugs, or smoking depicted in the film.

Deals with serious subjects including family trauma, mental health hospitalization, severe bullying, academic pressure, and the immense emotional stakes of performing high-risk neurosurgery.

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story runs 86 minutes, directed by Thomas Carter, released in 2009.

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