How Asteroid City Is PG-13 Despite Scarlett Johansson’s Nude Scene

Asteroid City managed to get away with a PG-13 despite a fully nude scene involving Scarlett Johansson, which would usually warrant an R rating from the MPAA. Wes Anderson’s movies deal with mature themes, but they’re also playful with a naive, childlike quality to them. The heavy subject matter is often offset by quirky humor and eccentric characters, and that’s no different with Asteroid City. In the 2023 movie, Augie Steenbeck (Jason Schwartzman) is grieving his wife’s death and doesn’t know how to cope with raising his children alone.