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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for pervasive strong language, drug content, sexuality and brief violence
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • The Dude shades a notepad revealing a doodle of a penis and testicles on a piece of paper. It's a doodle and not flesh and is mild.
  • A scene where characters watch a few seconds of an adult film on a small screen. One woman is in very revealing clothing, and one of them is fully nude (you see her breasts for like half a minute, then 2 characters make out.)
  • A woman bounces on a trampoline. Breasts are briefly shown and it is in the background and it's blink and you'll miss it.
  • A woman is forward in a meeting with the "Dude" discussing sex and making a reference to the male anatomy (penis).
  • A woman is hoisted on a harness whilst creating a painting. She is then seen shirtless from a distance for a bit.
  • A woman in a bikini asks a man to blow on her toes to dry nail polish, she then says she will give him a blow job for $1,000. No sex or nudity.
  • There is a brief discussion about a character who is a registered sex offender and the time he did in prison. According to Walter, said character exposed himself to an eight-year-old and was forced to inform everyone in his neighborhood before moving in.
  • One of the main characters works at a porn studio, so there are some scenes that take place there. A scene in which she arrives there shows her topless from far away, but breasts are still briefly visible
  • There are several close up scenes of a topless woman sitting crossed-legged as she floats upward off the screen. Brief and adds the same as male nudity, but this never gets mentioned in male only nudity scenes.
  • About as much sexual references as Anchorman or Austin Powers as well as brief topless nudity and implied sex.
  • All the nudity is relevant and similar to movies that only have male nudity, which never gets mentioned.
  • All the nudity is female and similar to movies that only have male nudity.
  • Some crude humor
  • A man in a dream looks up a bunch of women's skirts ( nothing shown )
  • A nude woman runs past a window in a backyard. No detail can be seen.

Violence & Gore

  • The violence is played for humor, but some instances are intense.
  • A severed toe wrapped in gauze is sent in the mail. There is some blood on the bandage as it is unwrapped.
  • Thugs come into The Dude's home and smash his belongings with a cricket bat.
  • Walter uses a crowbar to destroy a Corvette. The owner of the Corvette later uses the crowbar to destroy The Dude's car.
  • A police officer throws a coffee cup at The Dude's forehead and pushes him to the floor.
  • A thug interrogates The Dude by shoving his head into a toilet. Another thug urinates on The Dude's carpet.
  • A man gets hit in the stomach by a bowling ball; he almost vomits and appears to be in pain.

Profanity

  • The Coens' most profane movie so far. Relentless profanity throughout.
  • 281 "f" words, 36 "s" words, 10 slang terms for male genitals (the "d," "c," and "p" words along with "rod" and "Johnson"), 1 slang term for female genitals ("beaver"), 22 "ass" words (6 using "hole"), 7 hells, 2 damns, 1 S.O.B., and 7 uses of "G-damn," 5 of "Jesus," 2 of "Jesus Christ," and 1 use each of "Oh Jesus," "Lord," "By God," "For Christ's sakes" and "God" as exclamations.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • The Dude is shown smoking marijuana a couple of times and he is constantly high.
  • The Dude drinks "White Russians" in several scenes.
  • In one scene, The Dude drinks beer and smokes marijuana while driving, causing an accident.
  • Characters smoke cigarettes.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The kidnappers send a severed toe in order to induce their victims family to pay up.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Violence & Gore

  • A brief fight scene happens at the end of the movie. Walter beats up the nihilists and bites off the ear of one of them. Afterwards, he is shown with blood on his beard. The scene ends when Donny suffers from a heart attack and dies.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Donnie dies in the film due to a heart attack as a result of killing three men. This is however done for comedy purposes.

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