Our take
Finding Emily is rated PG-13 for language, drug references, sexual references, and some crude material. Manchester musician Owen teams up with psychology student Emily to track down a mystery crush, sparking campus chaos and debate about romantic attachment versus harassment. Expect moderate profanity, talk of past hookups, beer and a weed joke, and no explicit sex scenes. Sweet and wordy rather than raunchy, a fine teen-and-up date-night pick if your family is fine with college drinking references
Uplifting themes
The film celebrates vulnerability, accepting cringe, and choosing partners who see you clearly Emily models academic drive and boundaries, while Owen learns to channel passion more thoughtfully Light psychology themes may spark conversation about relationships, but this is entertainment first
Story (may spoil tone)
When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence No violence found in this title
No violence found in this title
Language College characters use moderate profanity and British slang throughout…
College characters use moderate profanity and British slang throughout the hunt-for-Emily plot
Sex / nudity Flirting, kissing, hookup talk, and song innuendo stay within PG-13 bou…
Flirting, kissing, hookup talk, and song innuendo stay within PG-13 bounds with no explicit nudity on screen
Drugs / alcohol Party drinking, beer, drunk-phone-call jokes, and a casual weed referen…
Party drinking, beer, drunk-phone-call jokes, and a casual weed reference reflect typical campus social life
Frightening No frightening found in this title
No frightening found in this title
Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title
No self-harm found in this title
Sexual violence The script openly asks whether Owen's pursuit crosses into harassment,…
The script openly asks whether Owen's pursuit crosses into harassment, though the story treats it as debatable rather than abusive
Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title
No child peril found in this title
Bullying / discrimination Campus gossip and online mockery pile onto Owen's very public search, b…
Campus gossip and online mockery pile onto Owen's very public search, but bullying is not the main focus
Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title
No gore found in this title
Dangerous behaviour Owen's poster-and-email campaign to find a stranger is played as charmi…
Owen's poster-and-email campaign to find a stranger is played as charming but could inspire intrusive real-world stunts
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health Attachment theory, obsession, and a brief psychiatric-hospital question…
Attachment theory, obsession, and a brief psychiatric-hospital question weave through the romance plot
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
Talk after watching
- Characters ask whether Owen's grand gestures are romantic or harassment — where do you draw that line in real life?
- Emily studies attachment theory while falling for Owen — does the movie practice what her thesis preaches?