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Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg in Breathless (1960)

Parents guide

Breathless

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Mild
  • Violence & Gore:
    Mild
  • Profanity:
    Mild
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    None

Sex & Nudity

Mild
25 of 50 found this mild
Sex is constantly mentioned but it's not graphic.
Michel often makes advances toward Patricia, including feeling her buttocks and lifting up her skirt. They later have sex, but it isn't graphic and the scene is filled with jump cuts.
Extended scene where the main character flips through a magazine and a number of nude photos are scene in extreme close up. Various women's breasts and butts are clearly seen.

Violence & Gore

Mild
19 of 25 found this mild
The main character kills a man at the beginning of the film, but the victim's body during the killing is never shown.

Profanity

Mild
14 of 21 found this mild
A couple uses of goddamn and shit.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
17 of 31 found this mild
Non-stop smoking throughout. Cigarettes, cigars, and pipes are all smoked constantly. The main character chain smokes and is maybe seen without a cigarette for about five minutes in the entire movie.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

None
16 of 28 found this to have none
None.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • PG
  • Brazil
    • 14
  • Canada
    • 13+original rating, Quebec
    • Gre-rating, Quebec
  • Denmark
    • 7
  • Finland
    • K-121996
    • K-161964
    • (Banned)1960
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 16
  • Greece
    • K-8
  • Hungary
    • 12
  • India
    • U
  • Ireland
    • 12DVD rating
  • Italy
    • VM16original rating
    • T1971, re-rating
  • Japan
    • G
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • 6
    • 18original rating
  • New Zealand
    • R18original rating
    • M1993, re-rating
  • Norway
    • 7recommended rating
    • 161960, cinema rating
  • Poland
    • 12
  • Portugal
    • (Banned)
    • 17original rating
    • M/12re-rating
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • South Korea
    • 12
  • Spain
    • 13ICAA
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • Taiwan
    • R-122017
  • United Kingdom
    • PGBlu-ray rating
    • Xoriginal rating
    • 12A2020, theatrical re-release
    • PG1993, re-rating
    • 151988, re-rating
  • United States
    • Not Rated
    • TV-14TV rating
  • West Germany
    • 18original rating, cut, bw, nf

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