Boy Erased
Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.
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OK for ages 12+, with caveats: moderate sexual content, mild violence
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Is "Boy Erased" appropriate for children?
ValorScore's Content Advisory for "Boy Erased" is "Moderate" (25/100), measuring sex, violence, language, and drug use. See the full per-axis breakdown below to decide if it fits your family.
See the per-axis breakdownDoes "Boy Erased" have woke/ideological content?
In ValorScore's editorial reading, "Boy Erased" has ideological presence rated "Heavy". This is opinion backed by evidence, not a verdict: one cited example is “Jared é confrontado pela família e precisa escolher entre arriscar perdê-la ou entrar em um programa de terapia que busca tentar "curar" sua homossexualidade.” (O filme aborda o conflito identitário de um jovem gay confrontado pelas expectativas morais e religiosas de sua comunidade.). The overall ValorScore (cleanliness + value + audience rating) is 49/100. See every axis and its evidence in the breakdown below.
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