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Winona Ryder and Daniel Day-Lewis in The Crucible (1996)

Parents guide

The Crucible

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of the Salem witch trials

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

Sex & Nudity

Moderate
20 of 51 found this moderate
Abigail and a group of girls dance around a fire as they try to cast spells on the boys they like. One of them gets caught up in the mood and removes her dress. Her bare breasts are briefly seen twice. As is her bare bottom.
It's suggested that Abigail and John had an affair and he called it off, but she still wants him. She once puts her hand on his penis while kissing him, and then another time; both times he quickly stops her.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
19 of 26 found this moderate
Abigail grabs a rooster and smashes it to the ground, then tastes its blood and smears it on her face. Reverend Parris smacks Abigail.
Abigail smacks Betty out of her trance and threatens her to stop the theatrics. The family's slave is lashed for leading the girls' foray into witchcraft.
John prepares to hit Mary, the girl who works for his family, with a belt for being involved with the lie about the witchcraft.
John throws Abigail to the ground after she tries to seduce him by putting his hand on her crotch. John runs and pulls a man from the prison cart that is hauling away his wife.
One man reaches over to strangle another in court, but is quickly stopped.
Several people are hanged, but it isn't too graphic; some swinging feet and only one quick view of the actual event seen in its entirety.
A man is crushed to death by the weight of rocks placed on him for punishment for not giving out the name of a witness.
A knife is stabbed into Reverend Parris' door as a warning.

Profanity

Mild
16 of 28 found this mild
2 damns and 2 uses of "For God's sake," and 1 use each of "Dear Lord," and "Oh God" as exclamations.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

None
21 of 23 found this to have none
The men appear to drink wine in a few scenes.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
10 of 25 found this moderate
There is an tense atmosphere throughout the movie, as the audience can clearly see the manipulation led by Abigail and her friends. It can be upsetting and unnerving at times.
A few of the scenes where the girls act like they're seeing the devil or other evil spirits is due to the panicked reactions of the girls, but the scenes themselves aren't overly scary.
Some people also might find the scenes where people are being hanged as tense.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • M
  • Brazil
    • 12
  • Bulgaria
    • B
  • Canada
    • 14A
    • 14Nova Scotia
    • GQuébec
  • Chile
    • TE+7
  • Colombia
    • 12
  • Czech Republic
    • 12
  • Denmark
    • 16
  • Finland
    • K-12
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12f
  • Hong Kong
    • IIB
  • Hungary
    • 12
  • Iceland
    • 12
  • India
    • AMumbai
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • PG-12
  • Malaysia
    • U
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • New Zealand
    • M
  • Nigeria
    • PG
  • Norway
    • 15
  • Peru
    • 14
  • Philippines
    • PG-13
  • Portugal
    • M/12Qualidade
  • Russia
    • 12+
  • Saudi Arabia
    • PG12
  • Singapore
    • PGcut
    • NC-16uncut
  • South Africa
    • 13
  • South Korea
    • 15
  • Spain
    • 13
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • Taiwan
    • PG-12
  • United Kingdom
    • 12
  • United States
    • TV-PG
    • TV-14
    • PG-13certificate #34461
  • Ukraine
    • 12
  • United Arab Emirates
    • PG-13self-applied

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