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Empire of the Sun (1987)

Parents guide

Empire of the Sun

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Mild
  • Violence & Gore:
    Moderate
  • Profanity:
    Mild
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Moderate

Sex & Nudity

Mild
26 of 69 found this mild
A man and woman almost have sex but they are interrupted by a kid.(1:24:00to1:27:00)

Violence & Gore

Moderate
26 of 39 found this moderate
A young boy is chased and caught when his attacker hits him and try's to take his shoes before being run off.
A young boy is smacked by a woman.
Poor people are beaten away with sticks after they crowd close to moving cars.
Two men are drug out of their car and beat with sticks.
A boy is tossed in the back of a truck and we see blood drip from his head. He is not seriously injured.
A man is beat with a staff.
A dead animal smacks against a window, smearing it in blood.
A man is beaten several times, including after attacking a boy.
People are shot and killed during a raid on Shanghai. At one point, two men are shot, we see pools of blood form underneath them.
A man is shot and blood is shown running down the sword he is holding.

Profanity

Mild
26 of 35 found this mild
A few uses of the slur for Japanese people.
1 goddamn
  • 2 occurrences of religious swearing, paired with damn
  • 1 Ass
  • 1 Bastard
  • 2 Damns

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
28 of 38 found this mild
A man smokes a cigarette while talking to a young boy.
A boy notes that several a houses have whiskey and gin.
People are seen drinking at a party, including a verbal reference to "Scottish whiskey".
A young boy smokes a cigar briefly.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
22 of 37 found this moderate
A young boy is separated from his mother and father and then runs by soldiers who are returning fire.
The movie follows a young boy who is alone in a foreign country during war time. He is often in danger and close to death. This is somewhat intense throughout.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • PG
  • Brazil
    • Livre
  • Canada
    • PG
    • ANova Scotia
    • GQuébec
  • Denmark
    • 11DVD and Blu-ray rating
  • Ecuador
    • 12self-applied
  • Egypt
    • Not RatedDVD rating
  • Finland
    • K-12
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12DVD and Blu-ray rating
  • Hong Kong
    • IIA
  • Iceland
    • 12
  • India
    • U
  • Ireland
    • 12
    • PGDVD rating
  • Israel
    • 12self-applied
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G
  • Malaysia
    • Uoriginal rating
    • P13re-rating
  • Mexico
    • A
  • Netherlands
    • AL
    • 12DVD rating
  • New Zealand
    • PG
  • Norway
    • 11DVD rating
    • 151988
  • Peru
    • 14
  • Philippines
    • PG-13
  • Poland
    • 12self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/12Qualidade
  • Russia
    • 12+
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • South Africa
    • 10
  • South Korea
    • 152001, DVD rating
    • All1989
  • Spain
    • A
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • Taiwan
    • GP
  • Thailand
    • Gself-applied
  • Turkey
    • 7+self-applied
  • United Kingdom
    • PG
    • PGDVD rating
  • United States
    • TV-14TV rating
    • PGcertificate #28899
  • United Arab Emirates
    • PG-15internet release
  • West Germany
    • 12

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