Parents Guide for
Pulp Fiction (1994) More at IMDbPro »

Some sexual dialogue

A man lies on his girlfriend (clothed) on bed. She then asks him to give her "oral pleasure," shown out of frame, while her facial expressions are shown very obviously enjoying it.

A brief, non-explicit rape is evident.

3/10

6/10

This film is very intense, so most people consider it to be extraordinarily violent. But in reality, there is very little onscreen violence.

A man is shot in the head while in a car. While the shooting is off-screen, we see blood.

A man is slashed with a samurai sword. The slashing is off screen, but we see a bloody red mark across his chest.

A man is shot in the groin with a shotgun. Off screen

A man sitting on a couch is shot, but it's completely bloodless and non-graphic.

A man is shot in the chest multiple times. A VERY SMALL amount of blood is shown. The scene is shown twice.

A man is shot with a sub machine gun. We later see the room he was in covered in blood.

Some men are seen cleaning a bloodstained car.

10/10

10/10

Lots of profanity including 265 uses of "fuck". Other language includes shit, asshole, pussy, dick, ass, cock, prick and religious exclamations.

"Nigger" is used as a slur with racist intentions by multiple characters, as well as being used by African-Americans

Racial slurs for Koreans and Vietnamese such as "gook" or "slope".

One use of "Wetback".

One use of ''Faggot'' and ''Cunt''. A supercut of every curse word in the movie can be viewed here: http://theawesomer.com/pulp-fiction-only-swearing/107462/

7/10

Two men talk about the availability of marijuana in Amsterdam.

Characters are seen smoking and drinking.

We see a man buying heroin from a dealer. Lots of drug filled bags are seen lying about.

We see a man preparing heroin with a lighter and spoon. We see a close up shot as he inserts the needle into his vein and draws out blood, mixing it with the heroin. He then injects himself.

Characters smoke what MAY be marijuana joints.

A woman is seen snorting cocaine multiple times.

A woman snorts cocaine and raw, extremely potent heroin at the same time. She violently overdoses. Blood and snot pours from her nostrils. She vomits as well.

A woman is seen with a bong.

6/10

To some this film may be disturbing or intense, but to most this movie is a black comedy and is taken lightly without intensity.

Overall appropriate for 16 and up