An independent woman in Victorian England navigates three distinct courtships amidst melancholy, atmospheric beauty.
Romantic. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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It stays inside its PG-13, with some innuendo or implied sex and no swearing.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a hardworking young sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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