Dear John
(Parental Guidance) 
Synopsis:
Drama. Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. A student (Amanda Seyfried) and a soldier (Channing Tatum) fall in love on a two-week vacation and try to sustain a relationship through letters once they have returned to their prior commitments.

Content Elements:
Infrequent use of scatological slang, mild profanity and cursing
Brief hand-to-hand and weapons violence – some blood
Implied sexual activity – no detail


Thematic Elements:
Making difficult choices
Duty and responsibility
Self-sacrifice


Classification Rationale:
Rated PG for infrequent coarse language.

Classification Date:
01/28/2010