Why is winn dixie rated pg

Boys talk about a woman being a "witch" and that she'll "eat" a girl's dog. A man who is afraid of dogs says after a dog has licked his face, "He almost ate my face off. A girl talks about her mother having left her when she was young. A man threatens to call the pound to have a dog taken away. A goat rams the side of a police car, a goose bites the pant leg of a police officer and flutters around his head when he tries to drive away and he swerves along the road.

A dog nudges a man's crotch with his nose, and a dog nudges a man's buttocks with his nose. A police officer talks abusively to a man, accusing him of foul play. A suspicious looking man walks past a man and a girl and we see him being confronted by police.

A girl spits out a piece of candy and drools. A dog belches a few times after eating candy. A man pokes an apple with a knife. Naomi is the home, for instance, of the Litmus Lozenge Company, now defunct, which made candy in which sorrow was an actual ingredient.

A taste leads Opal to observe "how the sweet and the sad were all mixed up together. It includes mild profanity, grown-up discussions about alcohol and the brief illusion of a dog eating a live mouse. Parents' Ultimate Guide to Support our work!

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A girl and a dog educate a small southern town. PG 85 minutes. Rate movie. Watch or buy. Based on 29 reviews. Based on 35 reviews. Get it now Searching for streaming and purchasing options Common Sense is a nonprofit organization. Your purchase helps us remain independent and ad-free.

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Stands out for positive messages and positive role models. Educational Value. Positive Messages. Positive Role Models. Sexy Stuff. What parents need to know Parents need to know that beneath the heartwarming, often funny, story of a young girl's relationship with a lovable mutt, Because of Winn-Dixie deals with some significant life experiences, abandonment, alcoholism, death of a loved one, and the difficulties that come with major change in a child's life.

When Opal Buloni Annasophia Robb moves to Naomi, Florida, she asks God for two things: to find friends in her new home and to see her estranged Mama once again. Her prayer is answered in the form of a big, hairy, stinky dog -- who has a nose for finding lost souls and a heart for healing them. When Opal Buloni Annasophia Robb moves to Naomi, Florida with her Baptist minister father Jeff Daniels , the ten-year-old feels in as much of a slump as the economically depressed small town.

Looking around the empty, convenience-store leasehold now serving as a church, she pours out her heart to God. There are only two things she really wants—to find friends in her new home and to see her estranged Mama once again. Her plea is divinely addressed in an unexpected way. While shopping for a few food items, Opal is nearly bowled over by a runaway mutt who is wreaking havoc in the produce department.