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RUTH & BOAZ

“A Musical Twist on Biblical Tale”

Family Content: -1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.

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What You Need To Know:

RUTH & BOAZ is a modern-day retelling on Netflix of the biblical story of Ruth and Boaz. Ruth, an aspiring singer, is 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 strike up a romance. However, when the past comes calling, Ruth must decide whether to keep running or stay and fight for the love she’s found. 

 RUTH & BOAZ puts an interesting, compelling twist on the biblical story, with excellent performances from the lead cast. The movie has a strong, uplifting Christian, moral worldview. Many scenes feature prayer and discussions of faith. Also, someone sings a Christian hymn. The movie also stresses the importance of love, family, friendship, church, community, and helping needy people. RUTH & BOAZ does have some foul language and is set at a winery, so there’s some light alcohol use. It also has a brief scene of violence. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger and older pre-teen children. 

Content:

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

  Very strong Christian, moral worldview where people are shown praying together and discussing their faith (for instance, two people talk about God’s plan for them), people attend church in one scene, a person sings “Goodness of God” in one scene, and movie stresses love, friendship and community (church volunteers come together in one scene to repair another person’s house);

Foul Language:

  Three obscenities, including one “s” word, and five “OMG” profanities;

Violence:

Villain says he was responsible for two people dying, a character knocks another person to the ground in one scene, the character then drags another character outside, the characters get into a fistfight where 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 man takes his shirt off while working outside;

Alcohol Use:

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

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

  No smoking or drugs; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

  Villain threatens another person throughout the movie and has two people killed, villain also threatens to kill another person if he doesn’t get what he wants. 

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More Detail:

Tyler Perry’s RUTH & BOAZ is a modern-day retelling on Netflix of the biblical story. 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. However, 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. Also, he threatens he’ll do the same thing 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 down her guard, allowing Boaz into her life. 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’s found? 

 RUTH & BOAZ puts an interesting, compelling twist on the biblical tale. It features the same characters, but it’s set in the world of the music industry. Lead actress Serayah shines, both in her acting performances and her musical numbers. She and Tyler Lepley have excellent onscreen chemistry. Phylicia Rashad also does a great job. 

 RUTH & BOAZ has a strong, uplifting Christian, moral worldview. Many characters pray and discuss their faith. They also sing Christian hymns, such as “Goodness of God.” The movie also stresses friendship, love, family, church, and community. It has positive characters who care deeply for one another and want to help and support those in need. RUTH & BOAZ does have some mostly light foul language, light alcohol use and a brief violent scene. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger and older children.