Love Actually (2003) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Love Actually is best for ages 14+. It's rated R. Ten interconnected love stories set in London in the five weeks before Christmas. The R rating covers nudity in a film-within-a-film (two body doubles in explicit positions), strong language, and adult content in some…

Love Actually is officially rated R. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 14+.

Ten interconnected love stories set in London in the five weeks before Christmas. The R rating covers nudity in a film-within-a-film (two body doubles in explicit positions), strong language, and adult content in some stories. One of the most beloved Christmas films ever made — though its R rating is often forgotten.

Two characters work as body doubles in adult films — full nudity and explicit positions, played as sweet comedy. A brief non-graphic sexual encounter. Overall frank by PG-13 standards.

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Strong language consistent with R rating — the Prime Minister's f-word is a famous scene.

Social drinking throughout.

Love in all its forms — romantic, familial, unrequited, adulterous. A wife's infidelity. Some storylines have aged uncomfortably (older man pursuing younger woman). The film is warm but benefits from critical viewing.

Love Actually runs 135 minutes, directed by Richard Curtis, released in 2003.

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