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Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)

Parents guide

Men in Black

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated PG-13 for language and sci-fi violence

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

Sex & Nudity

Mild
54 of 131 found this mild
A brief joke of having girls over at a mans club.
A few innuendos.
The principal female character wears a short skirt.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
47 of 72 found this moderate
A man fires a hi-tech gun in a street that causes a large explosion and knocks him backward.
A lot blood splatters when aliens get shot but all blood is green or blue.
A lot of the violence is implied rather than shown.
An alien is shot, causing him to fall over and die.

Profanity

Moderate
48 of 99 found this moderate
Infrequent usage of mild and moderate-level language ("Shit", "Damn", "Hell", "Bastard", "Dick", "Prick", "Pissed", "Hell".
Bullsh-t is used one or twice.
12 uses of "shit", 15 uses of "hell", 11 uses of "damn", 6 uses of "ass", 3 uses of "goddamn", 1 use of "bastard", 2 uses of "my god", 2 uses of "dick", 1 use of "prick".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
50 of 71 found this mild
A joke about being a crack dealer.
Brief cigarette smoking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
42 of 83 found this moderate
Some scenes are a litle nasty, especially if you hate cockroaches.
The insectoid villain, Edgar, is grotesque and murderous.
EPILEPSY WARNING: very bright flashing lights in a training scene towards the beginning. It lasts a minute or less.
Mild/Moderate for neurodivergent viewers.
The movie has its scary parts, but mostly played for laughs.
Lots of falls and impending doom but still tolerable as a fairly light comedy. The only challenge is not being grossed out by the special effects.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • M
    • PGedited version
  • Brazil
    • Livreoriginal rating
    • 122020, re-rating
  • Canada
    • PG
    • GQuébec
  • Chile
    • TE
  • Czech Republic
    • U
  • Denmark
    • 11
  • Egypt
    • Gself-applied
  • Finland
    • K-12
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12
  • Greece
    • K-8
  • Hong Kong
    • IIA
  • Hungary
    • 12
  • Iceland
    • 12
  • India
    • UA
  • Ireland
    • 12
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G
  • Malaysia
    • U
  • Mexico
    • A
  • Mongolia
    • PG
  • Netherlands
    • 12
    • AL1999, video rating
  • New Zealand
    • PGoriginal rating, cut
    • Muncut
  • Nigeria
    • 12
  • Norway
    • 11
    • 12VOD
  • Peru
    • Apt
  • Philippines
    • PG-13
  • Poland
    • 12self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Romania
    • I.C.-14
  • Russia
    • 0+
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • South Africa
    • 10V
  • South Korea
    • 12
  • Spain
    • 7
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • Thailand
    • Not Ratedself-applied
  • Turkey
    • 13AiTunes rating
  • United Kingdom
    • 12
    • PGcut
    • 12uncut version
  • United States
    • TV-PG
    • TV-14DLV

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