Why is “Freakier Friday” rated PG? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “thematic elements, rude humor, language and some suggestive references.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a few kissing scenes, a few awkward flirting scenes, a couple of scenes of people driving erratically, a couple of motorized scooter crashes without injuries, a chemistry lab explosion without injuries, a food fight, discussions of aging, discussions of marriage and family, the death of loved ones, many arguments, and some strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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Sequel to 2003’s Freaky Friday: After 20 years, a woman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her daughter (Lindsay Lohan) mysteriously change bodies and live each other’s lives once again, in order to find a way to understand each other. Complications ensue when two other people also switch bodies. Also with Julia Butters, Sophia Hammons, Mark Harmon, Manny Jacinto, Chad Michael Murray and X Mayo. Directed by Nisha Ganatra. [Running Time: 1:51]

Freakier Friday SEX/NUDITY 2

 – A man and a woman kiss a few times.
► We see photos of a man and a woman dating and understand that after several months they are going to get married. A man and a woman flirt while in a meeting with a school principal after their daughters get into trouble; the man and the woman agree to go out to dinner. A woman (with a teen girl occupying her body) flirts with a teen boy and says that she thinks he’s cute.
► People tell a man that there is “no kissing and no touching” before a wedding. A woman watches with interest as a man removes his motorcycle helmet and throws his hair back. A woman tells another woman to make a “sexy grand entrance” when she is going to meet her ex-boyfriend and describes things to do, like throw her hair back and bite her lip (the man seems very confused and thinks she is having a stroke). We hear that a woman is upset because her boyfriend broke up with her; she is described as heartbroken and she says that they just got matching tattoos. A man and a woman are interviewed by an immigration officer and share loving details about each other.
► A man and a woman practice dance moves with two instructors and we see hips thrusting and gyration.
► Women wear low-cut dresses that reveal cleavage at a bachelorette party. Two women wear low-cut pajamas that reveal cleavage and part of a lace of a camisole. People are seen at a beach wearing diving suits that accentuate their shapes. Women wear low-cut dresses that reveal cleavage during a stage performance, a photo shoot and a wedding.

Freakier Friday VIOLENCE/GORE 2

 – A woman places two women’s hands together while reading their palms and she speaks with a deep voice as the lights dim: she tells them that they walked in each other’s paths, the building rumbles and people think it’s an earthquake (the rumbling stops and there is no damage). Two teen girls argue over a bake sale table; one dumps a plate of cookies into the garbage and the other smears a pastry on the other’s shirt; a food fight ensues and people are struck by hurled cupcakes and knocked to the ground, and one woman is struck in the face with a pie and says that she is allergic.
► A woman jumps on the windshield of a car and tries to convince the driver not to leave. A woman speeds in a car swerving through roads going the wrong direction and jumps over a hill. Two teen girls ride motorized scooters and one falls off onto the grass and the other crashes into a vendor’s cart (they are not injured). Two teen girls in a chemistry class add chemicals to a beaker and the contents bubbles and blows thick foam all around the room as other students yell (no injuries are seen). A teen girl licks an open pen and seems to like the flavor of the ink. Teens throw garbage at two teen girls when a teacher gives them more detention after they argue with him. Teens in detention are instructed to run on a track and pick up litter from the bleachers.
► A woman wakes up woozy and another woman walks into a mirror; they each are upset realizing that they have changed bodies and one yells that she is decomposing and she falls down, talking about her skin being so dry. Two women slam into each other trying to cause a transfer back to their own bodies (it does not work). A man and a woman play pickleball and the woman is nearly struck by the ball a few times; a competitor slaps herself on the buttock with her paddle when entering the court. A woman’s legs crack loudly when she tries to stand up from the floor and needs help to stand up; she complains of having arthritis.
► The camera spins rapidly in one scene during the transfer between bodies and is dizzying.
► A man yells for two teen girls to get in a car. A teen girl tells another teen girl, “I hated you less today.” A woman knocks on her teen daughter’s door several times to wake her for school; she eventually kicks the door open to find that the daughter has left a note that reads, “Surfing, brb,” and the woman becomes upset. A man and a woman talk to their teen daughters about a food fight that they had at school. A man says that his pension was invested in crypto. A teacher in a detention room tells the teens gathered there to surrender their devices and they moan. Teens argue that detention is not prison and discuss recidivism rates. A man calls off his wedding.
► Two teen girls argue in many scenes. Two women and two teenage girls argue in several scenes. A teen girl talks about another teen girl from England thinking that she is better than everyone else. A teen girl tells a woman, “I don’t need your help,” when she tries to reassure her. A therapist talks about “rebelling with respect” with regard to teenagers and parenting. A man tells a woman that he is having a very bad morning. We hear that a woman is upset because her boyfriend broke up with her. A man and a woman talk about not missing an immigration interview.
► Women discuss being on their periods. A woman says, “I think I just peed a little” several times. A teen girl bends over and says, “I bent down and I didn’t toot.” A woman drinks a beverage and complains, spitting it out. A woman tells a man, “I just have to go to the bathroom.” A woman collects essentials from a senior care aisle in a drugstore including denture adhesive, an enema and incontinence products; she panics when she thinks she will lose her teeth (a teen is occupying her body). A woman’s lips are very swollen after applying a plumping cream and her husband thinks she is having an allergic reaction to something. Two teens gag deeply when pulling chewed gum off bleachers (they do not vomit). Two teen girls (with women occupying their bodies) eat large amounts of junk food and sweets, excited by their youthful metabolisms.

Freakier Friday LANGUAGE 2

 – 5 scatological terms, 1 anatomical term, 1 mild obscenity, name-calling (lame, obnoxious, dipstick, so dramatic, cool teen, happy-pooo, suckers, bridge troll, puss, stupid kid, selfish, bloody backstabber, crazy, dodgy, moppet, multi-hyphenate lunatic, Boomers, Gen X, sexy grand entrance), exclamations (fricking, shoot, psyche, shut-up, chill, man, relax, oh, oh my gosh, bloody, oh brilliant, pause and reframe, mother…, make good choices, ew), 3 religious exclamations (e.g. oh my God). | profanity glossary |

Freakier Friday SUBSTANCE USE

 – A teen girl takes two calcium tablets and spits them out (we see them covered with some saliva). Two teen girls drink glasses of wine, and people drink champagne at a wedding reception.

Freakier Friday DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Single parenting, family, humiliation, teen angst, death of parents, Love Island, aging, consequences, fears, love, immigration interviews.

Freakier Friday MESSAGE

 – Family means everything.