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RUTH & BOAZ

“A Musical Twist on Biblical Tale”

Family Content: +1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)

Entertainment Quality:

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Language
Violence
Sex
Nudity

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What You Need To Know:

Tyler Perry’s Ruth & Boaz is a modern-day retelling of the biblical story of Ruth and Boaz, streaming on Netflix, that puts a modern-day spin on the familiar Biblical story. Ruth, an aspiring singer, is feeling disillusioned with the music industry. However, when she tries to leave her manager, he makes threats, and Ruth goes on the run. She winds up at a winery in Tennessee, where she meets the owner, Boaz. The pair quickly strike up a relationship, but when the past comes calling, Ruth must decide whether to keep running or to stay and fight for the love she’s found.

RUTH & BOAZ is an interesting twist on the biblical tale, featuring the same characters, set in the world of the music industry. Lead actress Serayah shines, both in her acting performances and her musical numbers, and she and Phylicia Rashad have excellent onscreen chemistry. The movie has strong production value with impressive sets and good use of camera angles to set the stage for a polished retelling of a familiar story. Overall, RUTH & BOAZ has a moral, Christian worldview. Many characters pray and discuss their faith, as well as singing Christian songs (ex, “Goodness of God”). There’s also a strong emphasis on friendship, love, and community, as characters are shown to care deeply for one another and want to help and support those in need. There are a few instances of strong language, as well as some light alcohol use and a brief violent scene. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger viewers.

Content:

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

A strong moral and Christian worldview. Characters are shown praying together and discussing their faith (ex. Two characters talk about God’s plan for them), and characters attend church in one scene. In another scene, a character sings “Goodness of God.” A strong emphasis on love, friendship, and community. For example, in one scene, church volunteers come together to repair another character’s house;

Foul Language:

3 obscenities, including one “s” word, and 5 “OMG” profanities;

Violence:

In one scene, a character knocks another to the ground, then drags another character outside. There, characters get into a fistfight, and one character has a bloody nose, but no other blood is shown;

Sex:

No sex;

Nudity:

One brief scene depicting upper male nudity when a character takes his shirt off while working outside;

Alcohol Use:

Many scenes show characters drinking, whether at bars or sampling wine for the winery, but never to excess;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

None; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

One character threatens another throughout the movie and has two characters killed. This character also threatens to kill another character if he doesn’t get what he wants.

More Detail:

Tyler Perry’s RUTH & BOAZ is a modern-day retelling of the Biblical story of Ruth and Boaz streaming on Netflix. In this version, Ruth, an aspiring singer, is on the run from trouble, but ends up meeting Boaz, who offers her stability and love. When the past comes calling, will they stand firm, or will Ruth keep running?

Ruth and her friend and bandmate, Breana, are on the cusp of making it big. Their hip-hop duo act is about to be signed to an Atlanta label, but Ruth feels conflicted. She doesn’t love the music they’re making and feels disconnected from what was once her passion.

She decides to quit music, but her manager, Syrus, threatens her. Ruth doesn’t believe him, but after she loses two of the important people in her life in what appeared to be an accident, Syrus tells her he was behind it — and he’ll do the same to Naomi, the mother of Ruth’s boyfriend.

To protect Naomi, Ruth follows her to Tennessee, where she ends up working at a local vineyard. There, she meets Boaz, the owner of the vineyard and winery. He’s immediately drawn to her, but Ruth, still conscious of Syrus’ threats, refuses to get too close.

As the weeks pass and Ruth grows more comfortable with her new life, she lets her guard down, allowing Boaz in. However, when Syrus finds out where Ruth’s been hiding out, she’s drawn back into the danger she thought she left behind. Will Ruth run away again, or will she stay and fight for the life and love she found?

RUTH & BOAZ is an interesting twist on the biblical tale, featuring the same characters, set in the world of the music industry. Lead actress Serayah shines, both in her acting performances and her musical numbers, and she and Phylicia Rashad have excellent onscreen chemistry. The movie has strong production value with impressive sets and good use of camera angles to set the stage for a polished retelling of a familiar story.

Overall, RUTH & BOAZ has a moral, Christian worldview. Many characters pray and discuss their faith, as well as singing Christian songs (ex, “Goodness of God”). There’s also a strong emphasis on friendship, love, and community, as characters are shown to care deeply for one another and want to help and support those in need. There are a few instances of strong language, as well as some light alcohol use and a brief violent scene. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger viewers.