Love Again | 2023 | PG-13 | – 4.3.5

Why is “Love Again” rated PG-13? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “some sexual material and some strong language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes an implied sex scene with partial nudity, several kissing scenes, discussions of casual sex and dating apps, many discussions of love and lost love, a man being struck and killed by a car, a death from illness, lies and misleading someone, several arguments, and at least 1 F-word and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

---

Two years after the death of the love of her life, a woman (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) struggles to move on. To cope she continues to text his old cell phone number, and ends up connecting with the man (Sam Heughan) who’s been assigned the defunct number. Also with Céline Dion, Sofia Barclay, Russell Tovey, Lydia West, Steve Oram, Omid Djalili and Nick Jonas. Directed by Jim Strouse. [Running Time: 1:44]

Love Again SEX/NUDITY 4

 – A man and woman kiss passionately in the back of a taxi, he puts his hand in her blouse and she pulls away, asking him to go slower; the man kisses her again, in slow motion, they argue when he realizes that they are not going to have sex, looks on his phone for another date, and she tells him to get out of the car. A man and a woman lie in bed together (sex is implied), and they kiss (we see his bare chest and back and her bare back, cleavage and legs to the thighs); the man gets out of bed wearing briefs (we see his bare chest, abdomen and legs to the hips).
► A man and woman kiss in a couple of scenes. A man and a woman flirt over text messaging, and then hug and kiss in person.
► A man and woman flirt over text messaging and on the phone. Two men glance at each other suggestively across a bar, one man goes to the other man’s table and comes back to a friend with the man’s number; he remarks about planning to have sex later. A woman tells a man, “I think you are very cute.” A man and woman dance together in a park, he dips her and they hold each other. A woman falls asleep on a sofa and a man carries her to bed and tucks her in, and then lies on the sofa in the other room. A man and woman make a bet while playing basketball together, she says that if she wins, “I get to have my way with you,” and they kiss. A woman tells another woman several times that she should have sex with a man (using crude terminology). A man describes himself as a personal trainer and says that he has to have sex to burn off carbs from the cocktails he drank at a bar. A woman describes when she fell in love with her husband.
► A man showers and we see his bare shoulders, chest and abdomen. A woman wears low-cut tops and dresses that reveal cleavage in several scenes. A woman wears a tank top and shorts that reveal cleavage and her bare legs to the thighs. A woman wears a low-cut dress that reveals cleavage and part of her bare back.

Love Again VIOLENCE/GORE 3

 – A woman in a café watches as her boyfriend walks on the sidewalk outside and is struck and killed by a car (we hear the crash, commotion, and sirens). A man startles a woman in her apartment and she hits him in the throat; he gasps and gags but seems OK.
► A woman throws a book, it knocks a record player off a table breaking an album, and she cries. A man takes another man’s phone and he chases him around an office to get it back while they yell at each other. A woman opens a box containing items that belonged to her deceased boyfriend; she puts on one of his shirts and seems very sad. A woman writes and sends texts to her deceased boyfriend’s phone number not realizing that another man is using that number now. A woman accidentally slams into another woman when not paying attention while walking. A woman drives her deceased boyfriend’s car and says, “It still smells like him.”
► A woman yells at a man for lying to her and leaves. A man yells at another man in his office about being unprofessional. A man describes the feeling of having his “heart ripped out and covered with bleach.” A man makes a comment about another man’s fiancée leaving him just before their wedding and says, “She dropped you like a stone.” A man wakes up to an alarm and panics when he realizes he is late for an important meeting. A woman tells another woman that children should be aware that “Life will crush their hopes and dreams.” A woman tells another woman that a young woman will lose her job if the woman does not deliver her work. A woman tells another woman, “You’re not allowed to give up.” A woman talks about dating apps. A man tells a woman, “I bet I could bench press you.” A woman tells a man, “You act like a little boy.” A woman talks about her husband’s death. A woman describes the death of her boyfriend by a drunk driver in broad daylight. A woman says, “Soul Cycle is a cult.”
► Lightning flashes across a city skyline and the power goes out. Two women pinky swear. A woman asks a man if he’d rather have silent gas or loud sneezes; he becomes upset about having to make a choice.

Love Again LANGUAGE 5

 – About 1 F-word, 9 sexual references, 7 scatological terms, 7 anatomical terms, 5 mild obscenities, name-calling (corporate overlords, unhealthy, gross, aggressive, scammer, not healthy, fools, used underwear, crazy, dating service, stuck, psychotic stalker, sensitive silver fox, creep, insane person), exclamations (top it, too much, enough, shut-up, have you lost your mind, jeez, Rob ruined it, oh my gosh, how the heck are ya’), 10 religious exclamations (e.g. God, God knows, oh my God, the gods are [anatomical term deleted], Holy [scatological term delete], praise be, I swear to God). | profanity glossary |

Love Again SUBSTANCE USE

 – A woman pours two glasses of wine and drinks from one, a woman sits in front of two shots of bourbon in glasses on a table, a woman hands a man a beverage in a can and tells him it’s champagne, and a man and a woman drink bottles of beer on a rooftop patio.

Love Again DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Drunk driving, fatal car crashes, death of a loved one, heartbreak, grief, second chances, obsession, lying, trust, hope, shattered confidence, moving on after tragedy, starting over, forgiveness, Orpheus and Eurydice.

Love Again MESSAGE

 – Love doesn’t always follow the rules.