Love Is Strange

2014 R 1h 35m Blu-ray / DVD

Love Is Strange

2014 R 1h 35m Blu-ray / DVD
  • Overview
  • Details
After 28 years together, Ben and George finally get hitched. But when the marriage raises controversy at the school where George works, he's fired. Unable to afford their New York City apartment, the couple is forced to live apart.
Cast
John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Darren Burrows, Charlie Tahan, Cheyenne Jackson, Manny Pérez
Director
Ira Sachs
Format
Blu-ray DVD
Screen
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Subtitles
English, English SDH, French
CC
Yes
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: DVS - Descriptive Video Service
Screen
Widescreen 1.85:1
Subtitles
English, English SDH, French
CC
Yes
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio, English: DVS - Descriptive Video Service
Rating
R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them. R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
age 16+
Common Sense rating OK for kids 16+
age 16+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that Love Is Strange is a touching, beautiful -- if sometimes melancholy -- drama about an older gay couple facing new challenges after they get married and one of them subsequently loses his job. Their relationship is inspiring and their friends and relatives are supportive, but younger teens may not be able to wrap their heads around the couple's real-estate woes and how their displacement in turn displaces everyone else and destabilizes them individually. Expect some discrimination toward the central characters, some social drinking, a little smoking, and strong language, including "s--t" and "f--k." Ben and George are affectionate with each other, kissing and embracing.

Sexual Content

A married couple kisses and hugs tenderly. Some discussion of past infidelities.

Violence

A teenager yells at his parents out of frustration.

Language

Everything from "bloody" to "s--t" to "motherf--ker," but use isn't constant.

Social Behavior

Love matters above all and can see us through many difficulties. Communication is key to a great relationship, and commitment is essential to a long-standing one.

Consumerism

Fairly frequent brand sightings and label-dropping, including Apple, Netflix, iTunes, YouTube, and Game of Thrones.

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Social drinking by adults at parties and restaurants. One character smokes.

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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