| Lovely Bones, The |
 (Parental Guidance) Violence, Mature Subject Matter |
| Synopsis: Drama. Based on the novel by Alice Sebold. In December 1973, 14 year-old Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) is murdered by a neighbour; she subsequently watches over her family and her murderer as they attempt to move on. |
| Content Elements: One use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent mild cursing Frequent portrayals of smoking Infrequent portrayals of emotional distress, some involving children Infrequent hand-to-hand violence – some blood Infrequent portrayals of corpses – little detail |
| Thematic Elements: The transcendence of love Coping with loss Imagining an afterlife |
| Classification Rationale: Rated PG for themes of death and recovery, and for some violent detail. |
| Classification Date: 11/30/2009 |
