Like Stars on Earth (2007) Poster

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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG for thematic material, brief violence and language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

  • Quarrel between The Hero and a Boy (Not very Intense,you only see some amount of Blood)
  • A teacher hits Ishaan with a scale on his Knucles (The scene is not shown,you only hear voices)

Profanity

  • 2 uses of bloody
  • Song - Bheja kum - There are lots of taunt words like "idiot", "duffer", "lazy" and "crazy" was used throughout the song.
  • Ishaan's father uses the word "shit"
  • "Goddamn" is used once. The term "retard" is also used.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A child briefly contemplates suicide.
  • Within the main character's imagination, letters jump off a page and turn into insect-like creatures.
  • At the beginning of the movie, letters and numbers start spreading throughout the screen while the teachers start grading the students, and eventually start making alerting noises, which could startle the viewer and traumatize younger audiences.
  • The first half of the movie shows a kid being constantly berated by teachers, students, and even his parents, which could upset some viewers.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • Mild violence occurs in a fight between two boys that results in some minor injury.

Profanity

  • There is some use of mild bad language ('bloody', 'shit', 'hell', 'goddammit') although this is not spoken by child characters. There is also use of 'retard' by a father who is unable to understand that their child is dyslexic.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • There are scenes in which the child protagonist is seen in a distressed and upset state, including in the aftermath of a fight and when his parents become angry with him.

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