Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tobey Maguire, Tom Lipinski, Maila Monroe, Clark Gregg |
| Director |
Jason Reitman |
| Screenplay | Jason Reitman, from the novel by Joyce Maynard |
| Music | Rolfe Kent |
| Cinematography | Eric Steelberg |
| Editing | Dana E. Glauberman |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound |
| Made in | 2013 |
| Produced by | Indian Paintbrush, Mr. Mudd, Right of Way Films |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | None |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Low impact, mildly implied |
| Violence | Low impact, isolated |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | This movie contains low to mild impact mature themes, one isolated scene of violence and low impact sexual innuendos. |
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| PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG-13 for thematic material, brief violence and sexuality |
| Runtime | 111 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
| Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
| Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
| Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
| Suggested age limit 13 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
| Violence |
Sex |
Language |
| Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Lara de Matos  Tough to labour through this one | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Laetitia Pople 'n Emotionele reis wat jou hart wring | 10 | |
| Cape Times Todd McCarthy Frequent pangs of emotion and tension prevail over threats of a cliched format. | 15 |  |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers  My goodwill drowned while trying to swallow this treacly cocktail of romantic swill. Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/labor-day-20140131#ixzz2sZdDaByb Follow us: @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook | 10 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs Labor Day has some interesting contextual elements swirling about, but seems to have come out of the oven too soon like an under baked peach pie. | 8 | |
| Metacritic.com 41 critics | 10 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 147 critics | 10 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin make for an undeniably compelling pair, but they can't quite rescue Labor Day from the pallid melodrama of its exceedingly ill-advised plot. | 6 |  |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics  | 11 |  |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation | 5 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 1879 Netizens Surprisingly entertaining for this time of movie year. | 14 | |
Average .. 50% | 10 | |