Driving Miss Daisy
Acceptable with guidance. Age: 13+. A Catholic review of this movie for parents.
Our review
Miss Daisy is an older Jewish woman in Atlanta who is too old to drive safely. Her son hires Hoke, a Black man, to be her driver. Over 25 years the two become true friends. It is a gentle, beautifully acted story of a long friendship that grows across race, class and old age, with prejudice shown plainly. It has a few uses of God's name and racial slurs from troopers. The one age is 13, set by Common Sense Media; the MPA says PG and no Catholic classification was found.
For parents
One age: 13, set by Common Sense Media. The MPA says PG for mild language, and no Catholic classification was found. Expect damn, hell, and a few uses of God's name (Common Sense Media counts goddamn, Plugged In counts one misuse), a racial slur and an antisemitic term from state troopers, smoking, a mild car crash, a synagogue bombing that is mentioned but not shown, and a memory of a lynching. Talk about it: Why did Daisy invite Hoke to the King dinner so late? What does it cost Hoke to be patient with her? How do we honor the old when their minds fail?