A melancholic, earnest drama unfolds as a troubled teen disrupts the nostalgic calm of wealthy Newport Beach.
Melancholy and romantic. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Moderate sex and nudity, which is more than most TV-14 titles carry. Beyond that, some strong language and some violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
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Ryan Atwood, a teen from the wrong side of the tracks, moves in with a wealthy family willing to give him a chance. But Ryan's arrival disturbs the status quo of the affluent, privileged community of Newport Beach, California.
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