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Benny & Joon | 1993 | PG | - 1.2.5
Benny (Aidan Quinn) and his schizophrenic sister Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson) must learn to give each other space when Joon falls in love with her illiterate housekeeper (Johnny Depp).
SEX/NUDITY 1 - A few scenes of passionate kissing.
VIOLENCE/GORE 2 - A couple of scenes of adults yelling at each other, two scenes of pummeling with no blood or serious injury, and a horror movie on TV showing the lead stabbing the air with a knife; a spurt of blood hits a wall. Masterson suffers a psychotic episode on a bus which results in her muttering, screaming and pacing.
LANGUAGE 5 - At least 1 F-word, a few scatological terms, mild obscenities, 1 religious profanity, 1 religious exclamation.
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Schizophrenia, being tied down by family responsibilities, how to handle being different.
MESSAGE - You have to learn to let go. People with mental illnesses should be accepted and treated as we'd like to be treated. Being different can be a blessing instead of a curse.
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