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Son-In-Law | 1993 | PG-13 | - 5.2.4
Pauly Shore invades a Midwestern family's Thanksgiving and challenges their "traditional" values with his weirdness, until they realize that he's really an enchanted stranger with an immeasurable appreciation of life's complexities.
SEX/NUDITY 5 - A couple of people in thongs and skimpy bathing suits, and two shots of bare male behinds. Also, two women kiss romantically, a couple is shown necking and there are many explicit sexual references.
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VIOLENCE/GORE 2 - Only a couple of serious punches, one of which results in a bloody nose. A turkey is threatened with decapitation, but nothing is shown. The rest of the violence is strictly slapstick.
LANGUAGE 4 - While the F-word is never spoken, many of its euphemisms are used bluntly and repeatedly. Also, some scatological and anatomical references, as well as gestures.
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Pre-marital sex, incest, homosexuality.
MESSAGE - Do not judge by appearances: some people may seem weird on the outside, but are really nice inside.
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