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Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)

Parents guide

Man on Fire

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for language and strong violence

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

Sex & Nudity

Mild
96 of 171 found this mild
A husband and wife kiss. Scene lasts maybe five seconds.
It's implied that a police officer and a news reporter are sleeping together. A scene later on in the film shows them together, and her in underwear getting dressed after the act, which is not shown.
A women is seen in her underwear kissing a man. Only a short scene.
A woman removes her shirt, kisses and straddles her husband while wearing a bra revealing some cleavage.
Some brief sexual references throughout, nothing bad.

Violence & Gore

Severe
55 of 74 found this severe
A man's beheaded body is seen in a pool, with a lot of blood in the water. It is hard to see that the head is missing due to the amount of blood, but this becomes clear from later conversations.
A man is shot in the chest with a shotgun. Very graphic.
Four of a mans fingers are blown off by a shotgun. Very graphic and disturbing.
A man's bloodied face is shown after he shoots himself. A bit graphic, pretty bloody.
Level of violence: 7/10. Strong violence.
Strong violence.
A man is shot in the shoulder, and another man's ear is cut (not shown).
A man is shot in the head then his car is exploded.
A man with a gun goes into an apartment where there are children and a pregnant woman, a man shoots him from behind, and the wounded man chases the assailant.
A car crashes into a truck, blood is seen on the drivers face and hand.

Profanity

Moderate
43 of 83 found this moderate
7-8 misuses of God's name
HBO content advisory: rated R for graphic violence (GV), adult language (AL), and adult content (AC).
Sixteen of fuck.
16 uses of 'fuck' (1 in Spanish), 3 uses of 'damn' (1 paired with "God"), 1 use each of 'hell' (Spanish), 'shit', 'bitch' (Spanish), 'ass', and 'prick'.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
35 of 55 found this mild
The protagonist of the film is an alcoholic. There are a couple scenes depicting his addiction.
Some characters are seen smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Severe
41 of 56 found this severe
The film's general nature is quite disturbing since it deals with kidnapping, ransom, revenge, and the loss of a loved one.
Even though the film contains strong brutal and bloody violence in some scenes the camera techniques are cleverly used to avoid the viewers seeing the direct actions, and this adds to the brutality of the deeds, but the violence is still very brutal.
A young girl is grabbed by a man, carried off and put in a car (we hear her screaming).
A man puts a loaded gun to his temple, and pulls the trigger (we hear a click but no explosion).
A woman describes how a child was beaten.
A man appears tormented by his past (we do not learn many details).
A man in a car pulls his gun on young people trying to wash his windows and beg for money.
Lots of the action is brutal and bloody, but much of it is seen through quick and flashy jump cuts, making it more brutal then gory.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 16
  • Australia
    • MA15+
  • Austria
    • 16
  • Brazil
    • 16
  • Canada
    • 18AAlberta
    • 14ABritish Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan
    • 14ACanadian Home Video rating
    • 14Nova Scotia
    • 13+Québec
  • Chile
    • 14
  • Czech Republic
    • 12
  • Denmark
    • 15
  • Egypt
    • Rself-applied
  • Finland
    • K-16
  • France
    • 12
  • Germany
    • 16
  • Greece
    • K-16
  • Hong Kong
    • IIB
  • Iceland
    • 16
  • India
    • UA
    • AiTunes
  • Indonesia
    • 21self-applied
  • Ireland
    • 18
  • Israel
    • 18self-applied
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • R-15
  • Malaysia
    • 18PL
  • Mexico
    • B15
  • Netherlands
    • 16
  • New Zealand
    • R16
  • Norway
    • 15cinema rating
  • Peru
    • 14
  • Philippines
    • R-18
  • Poland
    • 16self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/16
  • Russia
    • 16+
  • Singapore
    • NC-16
  • South Africa
    • 16DVD rating
  • South Korea
    • 15
  • Spain
    • 18
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • Switzerland
    • 16canton of Zurich
  • Taiwan
    • 18+
  • Thailand
    • 18+self-applied
  • Turkey
    • 18+self-applied
  • United Kingdom
    • 18
  • United States
    • TV-14LV
    • Rcertificate #40714
  • United Arab Emirates
    • 18+self-applied

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