Parents Guide for
The King's Speech (2010) More at IMDbPro »

3/10

There are a few mentions of Edward and his love affair with Wallace, an American woman who was divorced. This creates scandal among the British royals. Wallace wears a dress that reveals her back at a party

George and his wife kiss and embrace a few times.

0/10

None.

6/10

Lionel tells Bertie that he speaks better when he swears. In this scene, Bertie uses close to 20 each of f- and s-words, as well as a few times after while rehearsing a speech. Christ's name is abused twice, and God's is misused at least once. The British crudity "bloody" is used more than a dozen times. Another British profanity, "b-gger," is used about 10. There's a handful each of the words "dn," "btard," "a" and "h." Crude slang is used for sexual anatomy ("t-ts," "pr--k," "balls" and "willie").

However, all of these profanities are used in the space of about 1 minute, in a slightly humourous context. None of these are very harsh, and none are meant as insults.

4/10

Men drink casually. There is no immoderate alcohol drinking.

Some characters, including Bertie, smoke. His therapist warns him that it is bad for his lungs. People are seen smoking in the background in many scenes, as it was commonplace in the 1930s.

0/10

None.

TOTAL: 13/50.

The MPAA rating is controversial and overkill. This film, as star Colin Firth and noted film critic Roger Ebert pointed out, should have been PG-13, and was PG-13 outside of the US. Apart from one memorable, profanity-ridden scene, The King's Speech could very well have been a pleasant PG.

Suggested MPAA Rating: PG-13, for some language, thematic elements, and smoking.