Parents Guide for
The Godfather (1972) More at IMDbPro »

Suggested MPAA Rating: R for Violence,Nudity and Brief Language



5/10

Contains a short, fully clothed sex scene involving a man and woman thrusting each other against a wall.

A woman reveals her breasts, and is embraced by her husband.

Quite violent for being such an old film, there is two strong scenes, when Sonny beats up a man and when he gets shot down by a buch of gangsters.

The reason Sonny beats up a man is because that man hit Sonny's sister. Later in the film, the same man violently attacks her with the belt from his pants after she gets upset at him for not appreciating that she cooked dinner.

Two men are shot dead by a main character in a restaurant. The scene shows blood, particularly when one of the men is shot in the throat before being finished off.

An attempt on a main character's life happens in the street next to a fruit stall. He is shot in the back.

Several men are executed at various points in the film by either garrotting or shooting.

Towards the end of the film, a man is shot directly in the eye while he receives a massage. Blood pours from the eye socket.

4/10

Contains some occasional mild coarse language, including use of "bitch", "dick" and infrequent use of derogatory ethnic slurs such as "nigger" and "guinea".

4/10

Contains some casual drinking and smoking throughout the film.

A drug trafficking theme is also present in the film, however, actual references to the use of illegal drugs are sparring. The use or distribution of illegal drugs is not condoned by the protagonist.

Today it would get an R rating for strong violence and language but I don´t think it´s that bad, just not very suitable for kids under 12-13.