My Girl

There is some mild and undetailed violence, including punches being thrown. In one scene a character is attacked by a swarm of bees and subsequently dies.

The film features some mild bad language, such as 'shit' and 'ass'.

There are some mild sexual references, such as to having a crush, to 'sleeping' together, and to a person looking like a 'hooker', as well as a scene in which the central characters, who are eleven-years-old, kiss. A poem is read out in a class which includes some oblique references to sexuality, such as touching a person's flesh.

There is a use of 'retard' when a girl describes her best friend.

Adult characters smoke and drink. There is a brief reference to a 'joint' of marijuana in a poem that is recited.

There is a scene in which young characters cement their friendship by pricking themselves and mixing blood to become "blood brothers".

The film deals with the issue of bereavement. The central character's mother is said to have died shortly after giving birth to her, for which she feels guilt. A central character in the film dies in an accident and his funeral is shown. There is also a sequence in which the central character is confused and upset when she experiences her first period.