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PG-13 Lesbian Movies

Hey Everyone,

I was wondering if there were any other Lesbian movies that were rated PG-13 besides DEBS. Simply curious here because I get this feeling that Lesbian plot is not taken as lightly at straight plot. I think "But I'm a cheerleader" was rated PG-13, but I'm not sure...

Thanks!


Ice_Who's picture

Actually

Actually But i'm a cheerleader narrowly avoided a NC-17 rating due to its masturbation scene. It was able to become a R movie after editing it considerable. The only other good movie that was rated PG-13 is Imagine me and You. If you are into tv shows i would suggest watching Sugar rush, it has some foul language and some sexual content but no nudity (besides a man's bum). You can watch it on youtube.com, sidereel.com, or surfthechannel.com
Aria94's picture

Well

Actually, I believe Imagine Me & You is rated R for language.

Traveler's picture

Depends on what you are looking for

If you are looking for comedies, I can't help you but if you are looking for good dramas that feature queer female teens, there are 2 excellent ones out there that might be PG-13. I'm not sure though because both are foreign.

Supervoksen (Super Grown Up) is a Danish film about three teen-aged girls, one of whom - Sofie - is reluctantly coming to terms with being gay. It's out on DVD and in torrent but I don't know if either is subtitled in English. There is usually a subtitled version on YouTube. It can be a tough movie to watch, the girls are sometimes cruel in the awful way teens can be, but ultimately it is well worth seeking out. And Sofie's first kiss is priceless!

The other one is F**king Amal (Show Me Love), a Swedish film about two teen girls who form a friendship that evolves into something a bit more. The title has to do with the deadly dull city in which they live and that classic teen desire to get out of where you are from in order to create a life in which you can be who you feel you really are. Again, it's available on dvd & torrent; I saw it subtitled on YouTube but I think it's also been on cable either in the US or Canada.

Hope this is some help!

 

epbut's picture

Im having a hard time

Im having a hard time thinking of any that are PG 13.... Kissing Jessica Stein maybe?  

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bilong's picture

Thanks

Thanks for the comments everyone...I was simply curious because I watched the director commentary for DEBS and the directer said that she though that DEBS was the first to be given a PG13 rating. Anyway, thanks for the suggestions!
Traveler's picture

...

I haven't seen the commentary but it sounds like she might not have given much context to that statement. She may well be right but it's not because she's made the first PG 13 film with queer female content. Far from it. Those films are out there, just without the label/rating. I'm no expert & came up with two right away. Someone who really knows this subject can easily do better.

The thing about the ratings is that it is a "voluntary" process to submit your film to the ratings board. I put that in quotes because if you want to get your film into the multiplex you got to get it rated. So, many indie, and most foreign, film-makers don't submit their films because they are not going into the multiplexes. If your film is headed off to the film festival circuit or to the indie art houses, why bother with the time and expense of submitting your film and then cutting, and re-cutting it to fix the random standards of the rating board. Especially when you know ahead of time that those folks are cool with women getting dismembered but let two women snog? Ehh, no.

Just for fun, you might want to email your question to Wolfe Bideo. If anyone would know - they would!

 


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