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Parents Guide for
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Since the beliefs that parents want to instill in their children can vary greatly, we ask that, instead of adding your personal opinions about what is right or wrong in a film, you use this feature to help parents make informed viewing decisions by describing the facts of relevant scenes in the title for each one of the different categories: Sex and Nudity, Violence and Gore, Profanity, Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking, and Frightening/Intense Scenes.
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Sex & Nudity

Total: 4/10

Manny is seen in bed with a girlfriend in one scene. Her breasts are clearly visible for around twenty seconds.

There are several discussions of people talking about sex.

A man's sister tries to seduce him. Not graphic, but adult.

Violence & Gore

Total: 10/10

We see riots in the Cuban part of Miami where a lot of fighting occurs.

In the most infamous scene of the movie, it is implied a man has his arm cut off with a chainsaw. This isn't actually show though.

In the subsequent gunfight four people are shot and killed.

Montana smacks his sister to the ground and pulls the man who was kissing her away.

Manny shoots a druglord dead.

Tony shoots a corrupt cop in the gut.

Tony shoots a man in the head in a car.

Tony kills his best friend in a fit of rage.

A woman is mowed down with a submachine gun.

Many men are killed in an explosion.

Profanity

Total: 10/10

Very strong language.

226 uses of Fuck to be exact, and countless use of other words like shit, asshole, son of a bitch, and name calling words used in Cuban.

Total: 10/10

Cocaine is snorted several times.

People are seen drinking wine and smoking at restaurants/clubs

A majority of the plot is selling cocaine.

Total: 8/10

Not as violent as Casino or Goodfellas, although the chainsaw scene is kind of disturbing. The entire thing is offscreen, making it comparable to the "ear" scene in Reservoir Dogs.

13-14+

Total Estimation of Content: 42/50

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Certification:
Argentina:18 (original rating) (1984) / Australia:R / Chile:18 / Denmark:15 / France:-12 / Hong Kong:IIB / Ireland:18 / Italy:VM14 / Japan:R-15 / Malaysia:(Banned) / Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) / New Zealand:R18 / Norway:15 (re-rating) (2000) / Norway:18 (original rating) / Peru:18 / Portugal:M/18 / Singapore:M18 / Spain:18 / Sweden:15 / Taiwan:R-18 / UK:18 / USA:R (re-rating on appeal) (No. 27179) / USA:X (original version) / Belgium:KNT / Finland:K-16 (cut) (1990) / Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1984) / Colombia:18 / Mexico:C / West Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) (1985) / Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) (uncut) (2001) / Iceland:16 / Canada:13+ (Quebec) (re-rating) / Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating) / Canada:R / Brazil:18 / Netherlands:18 (original rating) / South Korea:18 / Israel:18 / Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) / Germany:18 (re-rating) (uncut) (2011) / Argentina:13 (re-rating) (2012) / Argentina:16 (re-rating) (1999)

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