Mean Girls parents guide: What you should know before letting your teen watch the comedy drama

Mean Girls is a film in the teen comedy genre that was released on April 30, 2004. It's directed by Mark Waters, while Tina Fey wrote the screenplay. The storyline is adapted from Rosalind Wiseman's self-help book Queen Bees and Wannabes. It's produced by Lorne Michaels under Broadway Video. Here's the official synopsis as per IMDb:

"Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George."

Let's find out the film's parents' guide and its official rating.

Mean Girls' parents guide explored

Mean Girls was given a PG-13 rating by the Motion Picture Rating body. This means that anybody who is 13 years old or above will have to watch it under parental supervision. The film has received this rating for its sexual content, strong language, and partying scenes involving teenagers.

The s*x, nudity, violence, gore, alcohol, drugs, smoking, frightening and intense quotient in the film has been labelled as 'mild'. This suggests that scenes with above mentioned moments are scattered across the board. The MPA has labelled the amount of profanity in Mean Girls as Moderate, which is above mild, suggesting that it's more than average.

Besides the visuals and language, the film also explores the issues of body shaming and bullying. So it can be concluded that parents should avoid letting their younger kids watch this film.

Mean Girls is about a young girl joining high school and befriending two outcasts to avenge the head of a girl gang. Its cast members include,

Lindsay Lohan as Cady Heron
Rachel McAdams as Regina George
Rajiv Surendra as Kevin Gnapoor
Jonathan Bennett as Aaron Samuels
Tina Fey as Ms. Sharon Norbury
Tim Meadows as Mr. Ron Duvall
Amy Poehler as Mrs. George
Ana Gasteyer as Betsy Heron
Amanda Seyfried as Karen Smith
Neil Flynn as Chip Heron
Lacey Chabert as Gretchen Wieners
Lizzy Caplan as Janis Ian
Daniel Franzese as Damian Leigh

The film had its premiere at Los Angeles' Cinerama Dome on April 19, 2004. This was followed by a theatrical release 11 days later via Paramount Pictures. It emerged as a critical and financial success, grossing $130.5 million at the box office. Over the years, the film has inspired music videos, musicals, video games, and a novel.