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'McFarland, USA': 3 points for parents
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Kevin Costner, foreground left, embraces Carlos Pratts in a scene from "McFarland, USA." - photo by Shawn O'Neill
Information for parents about the film "McFarland, USA."

Violence/gore: Two boys fight at school during lunch. A man hits the wall of his home and his son gets hit trying to stop him. Hints of domestic violence. An unseen gang fight occurs. A man is put into an ambulance with bloody bandages around his mid-section. A girl is being treated for scrapes on her lower legs. A boy vomits due to his nerves.

Language: Some uses of profanity and racial slurs.

Themes: The movie addresses racial tension, suicide and teen pregnancy.