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Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, and Giorgio Cantarini in Life Is Beautiful (1997)

Parents guide

Life Is Beautiful

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated PG-13 for holocaust-related thematic elements

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

Sex & Nudity

None
128 of 176 found this to have none
A man carries a sleeping child and while the child is sleeping, and clearly doesn't hear him, the man tells the child that he wants to find his wife and "make love to her... over and over."
There is kiss scene.
No nudity or onscreen sex. One character repeatedly tells the woman with whom he is in love that he wants to make love to her in one scene.
One character refers to a brothel during a conversation with another man.

Violence & Gore

Mild
69 of 118 found this mild
A man on a bike falls on a woman. They don't get hurt.
Guns are present in the film. Not used for gunfire.
A man puts his hat on and eggs inside the hat cracks on his head. Very comedic.

Profanity

None
94 of 109 found this to have none
Fairly light, some uses of damn and one use of jackass

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
71 of 101 found this mild
Wine is served with several meals throughout the film, and guests at a party drink champagne. There is no drunkenness or abuse of alcohol in the film.
One of the supporting actors smokes at a party. A few of the soldiers may be shown smoking in the background, but none of the main characters use tobacco products.
There is no drug use or abuse in this film.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
56 of 116 found this moderate
The first half of the film is completely free from frightening/intense scenes. Due to the main character's determination to make his son believe that they are simply playing a "game," and are, in fact, there willingly, many scenes that might otherwise be frightening/intense are made humorous, poignant, and/or bittersweet. Toward the end of the film, the main character tries to free his wife and sneaks through the camp in order to do so.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • M
  • Belgium
    • KT/EA
  • Brazil
    • Livre
  • Bulgaria
    • B
  • Canada
    • PG
    • 14Nova Scotia
    • GQuébec
  • Chile
    • TE
  • Czech Republic
    • U
  • Denmark
    • 15
  • Egypt
    • Not Ratedvideo rating
  • Finland
    • K-12
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 6bw
  • Greece
    • K-12
  • Hong Kong
    • IIA
  • Hungary
    • 12
  • Iceland
    • L
  • India
    • U
  • Indonesia
    • 21self-applied
  • Ireland
    • PG
    • 12video rating
  • Israel
    • 13self-applied
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G2014
  • Malaysia
    • U
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • AL
  • New Zealand
    • PG
  • Norway
    • 7
  • Peru
    • 14
  • Philippines
    • 13+self-applied
  • Poland
    • 12self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Russia
    • 0+
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • South Africa
    • A
  • South Korea
    • All
  • Spain
    • A
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • Switzerland
    • 12canton of Geneva
    • 12canton of Vaud
  • Taiwan
    • 6+
  • Turkey
    • 13+self-applied
  • United Kingdom
    • PG
  • United States
    • PG-13certificate #36285
  • United Arab Emirates
    • 13+self-applied

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