Parents Guide for
The Last House on the Left (2009) More at IMDbPro »

Note: The number at the beginning of each section refers to how explicit that aspect of the film is on a scale of 1-10. The fraction at the end of the Frightening/Intense Scenes category is the total sum of all the sections out of the highest sum possible (50) and therefore an approximation of how much explicit content of any kind is in the film.

Rating: 10/10 (Rape).

A woman is seen many times in bra.

A woman changes her clothes and you can see her breasts nude.

A woman touches another woman body sexualy. [No nudity]

A woman gets raped. [ Some nudity ]

One woman is briefly seen removing her bra while changing clothes. Breasts are revealed.

A woman is fighting another man topless, both breasts are seen.

A girl's shirt is ripped off and used to tie her hand behind her back. She's left in her bra.

A girl's bra and pants are ripped off her body. Her underwear is pulled down to her ankles. She's then raped. The only nudity is the side of the girl's hip. These shots are more explicit in the unrated version. The rape scene is very disturbing and graphic.

In the unrated version, there are also several shots of the rapist's bare buttocks.

A girl is seen stripping down to her bra and underwear before swimming.

A girl is floating on her back in a lake in her bra and underwear during the rain, her bra is briefly see-through.

Rating: 10/10

A group in a pickup intentionally ram into the side of a police car at high speed carrying their felon friend, causing the violent injury of the two police officers; one police officer while gasping for air is murdered, shot in the head; the other is sadistically spoken to and harrassed as he also struggles for life and appears to be murdered by having his neck be broken by the now-escaped felon--whole scene is sadistic and very graphic.

A girls head is slammed against a bathroom sink, she's knocked out.

A woman's temple is burned by a car cigarette lighter.

An SUV slams into two trees on either of it's sides before ramming head on into another tree.

A girl is beaten up for causing a car accident.

A girl is stabbed multiple times in her abdomen and back--slow, intentional stabs, extremely graphic.

A man's nose is cut and broken after a car accident.

A girl is raped. (refer to Sex and Nudity section.)

A man is hit in the head by a girl with a rock concealed in her hand.

A girl is shot in the back while swimming in the lake. Blood is seen in the lake.

A girl has a bullet wound cauterized with a hot knife.

A girl has an incision made in her back and a plastic tube inserted to relieve pressure from her lungs.

A man is hit in the head with a wine bottle, he is then stabbed in the chest, and has his head forced in a sink of water while his hand is being cut up by the garbage disposal. His hand was destroyed and arm up to his middle forearm, is shown all mangled with protruding ulna and radius bones.

A woman is shot in her eye and falls to the ground. No gore but she does leave a blood smear on the wall behind her.

A man is beaten with a fireplace poker and a fire extinguisher.

A man's cut nose is graphically shown being stitched back together.

A man is laying on a table with his head in a microwave. Then the microwave is turned on and the man's head explodes. Very graphic.

There is a graphic close up of box cutters cutting into some skin, It's later found out that the reason for this was to paralyse the person from the neck down, so they couldn't move.

At various times, characters are punched or kicked.

Rating: 8/10

40 F-words, 5 damn words and other sexual references such as 'cunt' are also used (though not frequently).

Rating: 6/10

3 teens are shown smoking marijuana. Adults are shown drinking wine and other liquor.

Rating: 10/10

This movie deals with the rape of a teenage girl and her parents getting revenge on the rapists. All scenes pertaining to this are very intense.

During the first car wreck, a man bleeds on a picture of his children and is told that he will never see them again. Some viewers might find this disturbing.

A lot of scenes contain a lot of graphic material and blood (such as removing the bullet wound, stitching up the nose) and will be disturbing to many users (see the Violence & Gore section)

Many of the violent scenes are rather more disturbing and intense, than frightening/scary. Some scary scenes include:

The parents hear a repeated thumping sound outside their home, but it turns out to be a chair moving caused by wind.

A scene or two involving the murderers suddenly appearing in front of the parents.

A mild jump scene caused by a car slamming into another.

An idea of how accurate the TECE (below) is: 5-10 is a little-kid suitable, G-Rated type of film (i.e. Care Bears, Sleeping Beauty); 10-15 is going to be a little harsher, but not by much (i.e. The Incredibles); 15-20 could be pretty high up there (i.e. Indiana Jones), 20-25 is good for anyone around 12 (i.e. The Dark Knight); 25-30 is going to be a film most likely not suitable for anyone that is squeamish or immature (i.e. A Nightmare on Elm Street); 30-40 is recommended for around 15/16 and up. (i.e. Braveheart). 40 and up is pretty much for adults, with ratings definitely hard R / NC-17 (i.e. A Clockwork Orange, This).

Overall Rating: 44/50



Rated R for: Adult Content, Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, Nudity, Rape.(HBO advisory)