My Name Is Khan
(Parental Guidance) Violence, Mature Subject Matter
Synopsis:
Hindi-language Drama. After tragedy strikes his family, an Indian-American man with Asperger’s Syndrome (Shah Rukh Khan) goes on a cross-country odyssey to speak to the President of the United States.

Content Elements:
One use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, mild sexual references and profanity
Infrequent, aggressive use of ethnic slurs
Infrequent violence, some in a bullying context involving children – little blood or detail


Thematic Elements:
The power of love
Accepting differences
Cultural relations in post 9/11 America


Classification Rationale:
Rated PG for representations of bullying and severe emotional distress.

Classification Date:
02/09/2010