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# Parental Guidance

2012Rated PG104 minComedy

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Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.

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**Length:** 104 min - long for under-sevens

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