Maybe I Do | 2023 | PG-13 | – 5.2.5

Why is “Maybe I Do” rated PG-13? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “sexually suggestive material and brief strong language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes discussions of adultery, an attempted seduction with partial nudity, sounds of a pornographic movie, a remark about prostitution, many discussions of relationships and love, a near fistfight, a man raising a baseball bat over someone he thinks is an intruder, many arguments, and at least 1 F-word and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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When a man (Luke Bracey) becomes doubtful about marrying the woman (Emma Roberts) he loves, concerned it will change their relationship, they each go to their respective parents (Richard Gere and Diane Keaton, William H. Macy and Susan Sarandon) for guidance; unanticipated secrets are then revealed. Directed by Michael Jacobs. [Running Time: 1:35]

Maybe I Do SEX/NUDITY 5

 – A woman wearing a lace and silk robe tries to seduce a man in a bed; she straddles his lap, opens the robe to reveal cleavage and part of her bra, and makes suggestive remarks (he declines the invitation). A married man and a married woman (not married to each other), check into a motel and sit on the bed briefly before she leaves carrying the Bible she found in the nightstand drawer; she returns, they sit on the bed together (fully clothed), they turn on the TV and we hear pornographic activity (moaning and slapping sounds), and they turn the TV off and leave.
► A young man and a young woman kiss in a restaurant booth; he licks cake off her face and they continue to kiss as a man at a table nearby watches and seems envious. A woman puts a man’s hands on her clothed breast, crotch and buttocks before kissing him and leaving. A man smears cake frosting on his wife’s face, licks it off and they kiss. A husband kisses his wife’s fingers tenderly. A man and a woman kiss after their wedding ceremony.
► A woman tells a man, “I’d be kissing everything you got.” A man talks about keeping his wedding ring in his underwear drawer so that he is reminded he is married and to “cover up his situation.” A man talks about his youth and the first sexual experience he had and that he was later caught by the first girl while he was having sex with another girl. A woman tells a man, “I want to be wanted.” A woman says antibiotics killed relationships by extending our life expectancy. A woman jokes about “makin’ it with a corpse,” when she finds out how old a man is.
► Women in a wedding party wear low-cut short and tight fitting dresses that reveal cleavage and bare legs to the upper thighs. A woman undresses and we see her wearing a flesh toned undergarment that reveals cleavage and bare legs to the upper thighs. A woman takes off her coat and is wearing a low-cut dress that reveals cleavage and part of her armpit. A woman wears a low-cut wedding dress that reveals bare shoulders and cleavage.

Maybe I Do VIOLENCE/GORE 2

 – A man and a woman hear a noise in their house, the man takes a baseball bat to go and investigate and he raises the bat as their adult daughter comes through the door (no one is harmed). A man stands on a table and leaps through the air to catch a wedding bouquet and slides across the floor and under a table after catching it (he is not harmed).
► A man cries loudly in a movie theater while watching a dramatic movie and another audience member scolds him.
► A man in a movie says that he wants to walk into the ocean and never return. A husband threatens his wife, saying, “I pick you up and throw you right out the window.” A man says that he wants to fight another man and they take boxing stances, but no punches are thrown. A man hears a noise outside his house and he says, “Please just come kill me.” A woman tells a man, “I’m gonna figure out how to kill you and get away with it.” A woman tells a man, “I’m still killing you.” A man and a woman argue about marriage and how their relationship will change if they get married. A man says that he hates his wife. After an argument, a woman tells a man, “I’m not going to let you touch me anymore.” A man describes a woman as being able to “suck out your soul.” A woman says antibiotics killed relationships by extending our life expectancy.

Maybe I Do LANGUAGE 5

 – At least 1 F-word, 9 sexual references, 2 anatomical terms, 7 mild obscenities, name-calling (distressed, exotic pixie, awkward, hideous, quirk, scared man, sinner, crazy, terrible, quaint, fat fingers, traditional, sucker play, old-fashioned girl), exclamations (sixty “flug” years old, oh boy, oh dear, oh come on, yikes), 8 religious exclamations (e.g. oh God, oh dear God, thy God, my God, God bless us everyone, thanks a lot God [part of a repeated TV show jingle], Jesus). | profanity glossary |

Maybe I Do SUBSTANCE USE

 – A woman says antibiotics killed relationships. People drink beer and champagne at a wedding reception, a woman drinks Martinis in a few scenes, a man drinks bourbon in a few scenes, a woman drinks a glass of wine, and a woman says, There isn’t enough alcohol in the world.”

Maybe I Do DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Infidelity, adultery, honesty, love, aging, marriage, changing relationships, hope, loneliness, vulnerability, expectations, romance, humiliation, disappointment, regret.

Maybe I Do MESSAGE

 – Love gives people hope of lasting relationships.