‘Hamilton’ Movie Earns PG-13 Rating Despite Multiple F-Words

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” movie, debuting on Disney Plus, will be rated PG-13 due to “language and some suggestive material.”The original stage show features enough expletives to trigger an R-rating based on rules established by the Motion Picture Association of America, the organization that dispenses parental guidance on film content.

However, Disney rarely releases movies with an R-rating so it’s unclear if four-letter words have been censored or edited out.“Hamilton,” which opened on Broadway in 2015 and quickly became the hottest ticket in town, uses hip-hop to tell the story of founding father and America’s first treasury secretary Alexander Hamilton.

Numerous songs feature colorful language, with two — “Yorktown” and “Washington on Your Side” — including the f-word.

Other songs, such as “The Adams Administration” and “Say No to This,” already censor the f-word for comedic effect.Film ratings are given by the MPAA.

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