There is no sex or nudity in the film. Some of the characters are seen in skimpy swimsuits but the context is not sexual - it's functional. There is one scene of an unmarried man and woman waking up (clothed) in bed together. The teenage girl tosses her grandmother a contraceptive in one scene. A guy playfully pulls up on a woman's shorts. When a guy asks how he got a daughter. She replies "It's called sex, dad." Man is naked in water. Nothing is seen, boxer shorts are floating on water. Comment about "putting lead in his...".

There is no violence or gore in the movie.

There is mild profanity in the film in 2 places. "What the h--l are you doing, Harker?" is the level and nature of the profanity. There is one occurance of the word "bulls**t". H*ck is used. The phrase "scre*d up is used.

There are two scenes of teen smoking and one of teen drinking. These are presented in the context of Alyssa being a troubled teen who later rights her course. These are the specific reason given by the MPAA for the PG-13 rating.