What age is My Oxford Year appropriate for?

Rated PG-13 in the US. 13, alone or with a parent; 12 in France. The whole movie, watched in full: what's in it, and how to talk about it with your child.

Why is My Oxford Year not recommended under 13?

What's in it: the official rating, first; a love that knows it is doomed; one night of love, suggested; pubs, drinking and swearing. The detail, fact by fact, is in the zinema guide, which reads the work itself (images, sound, dialogue).

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My Oxford Year: what age is it for? 13, alone or with a parent

From 13, alone or with a parent.

Movie · 2025 · 1 h 53 · romance, comedy, drama

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The official US rating is PG-13, and we never go below it. Alone from 13, and not before, even with an adult.

Official US rating: PG-13. In France, zinema would say 12.

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What it's about

An ambitious American fulfilling her dream of studying at Oxford falls for a charming Brit hiding a secret that may upend her perfectly planned life.

Why 13

The official rating, firstRated PG-13 in the US (parents strongly cautioned, some material may be inappropriate for children under 13). zinema never goes below the country's rating: it explains it.
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A love that knows it is doomedJamie has incurable cancer and refuses further treatment. Anna finds out, stays, and the film ends on his collapse, the hospital, then one last imagined journey. His death is not shown, it is understood, and it is the subject.
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One night of love, suggestedAfter the party, kisses, clothes coming off, then the cut. Nothing is shown, but the relationship is adult from start to finish, with sex jokes among students.
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Pubs, drinking and swearingEvenings happen at the pub, with plenty of drinking, and the original version strings together British swear words. A racist jab in the first class is immediately shut down.
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What the movie brings

Oxford, its colleges, its rituals and Victorian poetry
Living deliberately: what do you do with the time you have?
A joyful group of friends and a grief that is not faced alone

Watching it together

Before

The argument at Jamie's parents' house, where his mother tells of her first son's death, and the ending. Two moments to talk about.

After

at 13 and up

When someone you love refuses treatment, what do you do?

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Matchbox the Movie 13

The latest guides

A zinema reading from September 9, 2026 · the whole movie, watched in full · the age by zinema's rules for the US and France, and a human reading · report an error · how this guide is made