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Movie · Romance, Comedy · 2019 · PG-13

Always Be My Maybe: parents' guide

14+our pick

Best for ages 14 and up. Rated PG-13 for sexual content, drug use/references, and language.

A sweet, funny rom-com about childhood friends who reconnect, better for high schoolers than younger kids. A celebrity chef returns to San Francisco and runs into the musician she grew up with, who never left home. Sexual content is frequent but not graphic: a teen back-seat hookup, a later night together and lots of frank talk. The hero smokes pot in many scenes with no real downside, there are nearly 20 s-words and one f-word, and his mother's death in an accident shapes the story. That mix points to about 14.

What's in it

Violence

Mild

Mostly comic: a scuffle with a punch to the face, a choke hold, and a vase smashed over a man's head that draws a little blood. A few jokey threats.

Language

Moderate

Plugged In counted nearly 20 s-words and one f-word, plus 'bitch' more than 10 times, 'asshole,' 'dick,' 'douche' and frequent misuse of God's name.

Sex and nudity

Moderate

As teens the friends make out and have sex in a car's back seat, with her in a bra; as adults they end up in bed, bare-shouldered. Talk of condoms, virginity and masturbation, and a drunk man's bare backside as he urinates, his front blurred.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

Strong

The hero smokes marijuana in many scenes, using a bong and blunts, with little consequence, and gets drunk once and urinates on stage. Adults drink beer, wine, champagne and liquor socially.

Scary or intense scenes

Mild

No scary scenes. The hero's mother dies in an off-screen accident when the friends are teens; a memorial and his lingering grief are shown.

Sensitive topics

  • Death of a parent

Worth talking about

Marcus stays stuck after his mother's death while Sasha races ahead. Talk about how grief can shape choices long afterward, and how friends can help someone move forward.

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Checked October 13th, 2026 against Common Sense Media, Plugged In, the MPA. The age is our judgment, not an official rating, and every family draws its lines differently: read the notes, not just the number. Spotted something we missed? Tell us. How we rate.