Parents Guide for
Shaun of the Dead (2004) More at IMDbPro »

Sex & Nudity: 3/10

Several mild sexual references. A man mimes intercourse with his hands. Minor sexual dialogue. A zombie is nude, but nothing is really shown.

Violence & Gore: 9/10

Shaun pushes a girl onto a pole and it impales her, she graphically yanks herself off of it, with the hole in her body clearly visible.

Ed throws a vinyl record and it sticks a zombie in the eye.

Another zombie is about to grab Dave from behind and Shaun shoots it in the eye, causing it and the back of the skull to explode all over the wall behind the two of them.

One zombie has a missing arm and trys to grab Shaun and Ed with its "good arm".

Ed runs over a zombie and his limbs twist graphically he then gets up and roars at them (they drive off).

Shaun has to kill his mother after she becomes a zombie.

Near the end of the film, David is torn to pieces by zombies. You see his guts and insides. His limbs are pulled off too.

Shaun beats the Zombies with a Cricket Bat.

Ed smashes a zombies head in with an ashtray.

Ed beats zombies with a shovel.

The violence is very graphic but is all played for comedy.

Profanity: 10/10

45 uses of f*ck and 1 use of c*nt

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: 4/10

Ed is a drug dealer, but this is only referenced.

People drink and smoke occasionally.

Frightening/Intense Scenes: 8/10

The zombies are frightening.

Shaun has to kill his mother when she becomes a zombie.

David's death, he is snatched, then ripped apart from zombies. Goriest scene in the film.

Lots of graphic violence.

0-5: Suitable for everyone (Care Bears). 5-10: Take some caution with young children. (The Incredibles). 10-20: Suitable for children 8 years and over (Gremlins). 20-25: Recommended for mature audiences (THIS). 25-30: Suitable for children over 13 (The Dark Knight). 30-40: Recommended for people 17 years and over (Saving Private Ryan). 40-50: Absolutely Adults Only (Cannibal Holocaust).

Total Explicit Content: 34/50

Recommended for people 17 years and over