My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 | 2023 | PG-13 | – 4.2.1

Why is “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” rated PG-13? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “suggestive material and some nudity.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a few scenes containing partial nudity, a few kissing scenes, references to relationships and unplanned pregnancy, several arguments, discussions of a man’s death after an illness and a woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, and some exclamations. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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Committed to attending a reunion in Greece, a woman (Nia Vardalos) is determined to find her father’s childhood friends and fulfill a promise she made to him before he died. Also with John Corbett, Louis Mandylor, Elena Kampouris, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Maria Vacratsis, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Elias Kacavas, Melina Kotselou, Alexis Georgoulis and Stephanie Nur. Directed by Vardalos. Several lines of dialogue are spoken in Greek with either English subtitles or translation. [Running Time: 1:31]

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 SEX/NUDITY 4

 – A young woman wearing a swimsuit walks onto a beach and realizes that it is a nude beach (we see people nude, with genital areas and breasts covered) and she removes her swimsuit and steps into the water (we see her bare shoulders); a fully nude man walks to the waterline holding a bottle in front of his crotch (we see his bare chest, abdomen and legs). People dance at a dance club where women are seen wearing short and low-cut outfits that reveal cleavage and a few men are shirtless (we see bare chests, abdomens and backs). A woman, and later a man, wears an apron with an image of a nude woman on the front (presumably a sculpture) and we see bare breasts and abdomen to the hips. A man takes off his robe and we see his bare chest, abdomen to the hips and his crotch are covered by a table in the room. A woman wears low-cut tops and dresses that reveal deep cleavage in several scenes. A young woman wears a short jumper that reveals bare legs to the upper thighs and her sides where there are cutouts in the fabric. A young man takes off his shirt and we see his bare chest, abdomen and back.
► A husband and his wife kiss in several scenes. A husband and his wife sleep together in a bed and the man is shown shirtless (his bare chest, abdomen and back are shown). A husband and his wife kiss and embrace. A young man and a young woman kiss and embrace. A woman kisses a man on both cheeks (in greeting), and a man kisses a man on both cheeks (in greeting).
► A woman tells a young woman that she needs to eat and squeezes her clothed breasts; she then tells a young man the same thing and squeezes his clothed buttocks.
► A wife asks her husband if he wants to “go make out in the chicken coop” (we do not see them). A woman tells a young man and a young woman that they are not allowed to have children until she graduates from college and they buy her parents a house. We hear that a woman had a child after the father of the child left for the US and he is not aware of the child. A woman says that a man (not her husband) is clearly attracted to her (he is not). A woman describes kissing when she was young (“We used to make out”). A woman tells a young woman to “make up and make out” with a young man. A woman talks about a young woman “ghosting” a young man. A woman says that her daughter has been divorced twice and her son is gay. A woman tells a man and a woman that they should have sex on Easter. Two men (independently) scream loudly when taking a very cold shower.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 VIOLENCE/GORE 2

 – A woman screams when a sheep comes into a room and stands over her, waking her up; she says, “I thought my husband came back from the dead.” A woman is startled when she sees a man peering in through a window and later sees him watching her in a village square. A young woman reads a letter from her university stating that she has been placed on academic probation. A woman feeds chickens in a pen and tells a man to choose the one they will have for dinner; he declines saying that he is vegetarian and she dismisses the idea. A young man and a young woman are afraid that people will find out that they are in love because they are not both Greek; a woman later yells at them about it. A woman speaks in a loud voice and startles people in several scenes. A woman says that a man’s family home is gone and that it burned in a fire. A woman is shown having memory lapses and it is understood that her memory is declining; she jokes about not remembering her daughter. A woman describes her family as being “stuck together by our own sweat.”
► A war memorial is shown in a village square. Two men and a woman sprinkle the ash remains of a deceased man around a tree.
► A large group of people is stuck in a revolving door briefly. Many people crowd into an airplane and the flight attendant struggles to regain control by telling them to sit down or the plane will not take off. A woman hits her head on the overhead compartment of a plane when she gets out of her seat quickly (she’s OK). Several people run into the sea with their clothes on and splash around. A woman throws a watermelon on the ground in a food market to show that it is fresh. A woman says that she is not used to “day drinking” and later complains of feeling inebriated after drinking many shots of liquor in a day. A man jumps up and down, waves his arms and makes donkey sounds to stand out in a crowd of people in an airport.
► A man shaves his face, his ears and clips his toenails while sitting at meal tables in several scenes, and other people that trying to eat appear to be put-off. Two men (independently) scream loudly when taking a very cold shower.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 LANGUAGE 1

 – 1 mild obscenity, name-calling (Greek voodoo, evil eye, refugee, gossip, tattletale, stubborn, drag, badgers, I’m a mess), exclamations (oh man, shut-up, I blew it, oh my gosh), 1 possible religious profanity (GD), 3 religious exclamations (e.g. oh Jesus, Jesus, people genuflect when taking off in an airplane, several references to the evil eye). | profanity glossary |

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 SUBSTANCE USE

 – People drink at a dance club and seem to have hangovers the next day, a man tells a woman that she is drunk as she pours glasses of wine, several people drink numerous shots of liquor and one woman complains of not being used to “day drinking,” and people drink wine with a meal.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Family, death of a parent, Alzheimer’s Disease, mothers, tight-knit families, guilt, gender roles, boundaries, secrets, immigrant families, Syrian refugees, life changes, failure.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 MESSAGE

 – Secrets are a waste of time. It’s best to resolve conflicts and problems together.