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Turning Red

Turning Red is a 2022 American animated coming-of-age film directed by Domee Shi from a script she wrote with Julia Cho. Set in Toronto, Ontario in 2002, the film follows Meilin "Mei" Lee (Chiang), a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian student who transforms into a giant red panda when she experiences any strong emotion, due to a hereditary curse.

Description credits

Description adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Turning Red · CC BY-SA 4.0. Text adapted for this entry.

REVIEW COVERAGE

Partially reviewed

Original notes based on the cited sources. This is a partial assessment; categories we haven’t assessed remain unknown.

Edition & review scope

Concise original notes from selected official content advice, not a full viewing. Levels are Parents Forge interpretations, not official age ratings. Unknown means not established; omitted concerns are not confirmed absent.

2022 film; BBFC's UK 2D home-feature classification dated 11 April 2022. Other cuts, dubs, trailers and bonus material are not assessed, and edition equivalence is not assumed.

Catalog ID 9742Edition: default

CONTENT BREAKDOWN

What’s in this entry?

Violence

Mild

A teenager asks a friend to punch her during a comic test of self-control.

Sexual content

Mild

Teen crushes and embarrassing drawings prompt mild sexual jokes and labels, including 'perv' and a reference to stripper music.

Nudity

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Language

Mild

Mild language includes 'crap', 'jerkwad', 'butt' and 'booty'.

Alcohol, drugs & smoking

Mild

An adult makes an accusation about a teen using drugs; the cited advice gives no drug-use scene details.

Frightening & intense themes

Mild

Nightmares, bullying and threatening panda transformations create some tension; a concert crowd flees in panic.

Content notes describe the material, not a universal age recommendation. Different releases, editions and installments can contain different material.

Review sources

Guide updated 2026-11-11T07:34:30Z · Parents Forge source-based summary

BBFC: Turning Red · Source (accessed 2026-11-11)
Factual source: British Board of Film Classification. Original concise advisories by Parents Forge; no endorsement claimed.