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Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady (2011)

Parents guide

The Iron Lady

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated PG-13 for some violent images and brief nudity

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

Sex & Nudity

Mild
14 of 29 found this mild
Two topless women are briefly shown; there is also a shirtless man.
A low-cut dress (reveals cleavage) A woman adjusts her bra.
Kissing scenes between a man and a woman.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
10 of 15 found this moderate
We see a fire burning in a building and a blood-covered body on a stretcher being carried from the building, and hear reports that 5 people died.
We hear an explosion, a woman runs after a car that a man had been driving and we see the burning shell and debris following a car bombing; the man is not shown, but it is apparent that he died in the explosion.
We see a violent protest in the streets and police with nightsticks beat rioters as they throw firebombs.
We see fires burning in streets as violent protests rage while we hear reports of bombings and we see a horse lying dead on the street.
A bomb explodes outside a hotel and a room where a man and a woman are staying is blown up; we see the woman and the man covered with dust and the room is littered with debris.
A violent street protest shows people being beaten by police with sticks, police on horses tramples one protester and we see a protester covered with blood and lying on the street.
We see a man on a stretcher with blood on his clothing and hear a report of a retaliatory attack on a naval ship that caused many deaths and casualties.
A rocket is fired into a naval vessel and we understand from news reports that it was sunk.
We see planes circling naval vessels and dropping bombs on them (fires flare but we do not see people being struck).
We see many dead bodies wrapped in tarps in a large hole in the ground.

Profanity

Mild
9 of 14 found this mild
2 uses of bloody 1 use of bastard
8 mild obscenities and 2 religious exclamations.
Name-calling (hoity-toity, nackers, reckless, inept, filly, old girl, thugs, old boy, spineless Pygmies, fools, vacillators, weak, popularity seekers, lily-livered, silly old sausage), exclamations (bloody, buggar it, rubbish)

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
11 of 14 found this mild
There are two prescription pills on a woman's plate and we hear another woman saying that she suspects the woman is not taking her medicine.
A woman drinks whiskey in many scenes.
A man tells a woman "you drink too much."
A man opens a bottle of champagne and pours glasses (we do not see anyone drink.)
A man drinks alcohol from a bottle.
A man smokes a cigarette and a man smokes a cigar.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
9 of 15 found this mild
A few violent images are shown -- notably of the Falklands War and of upset demonstrators, as well as of a character being killed by a car bomb
A character's dementia is a significant plot device throughout the film, and its portrayal (while often comedic) may be confusing and/or upsetting for some viewers.
The above mentioned scenes of war footage may also cause distress for some viewers.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • Atp
  • Australia
    • M
  • Brazil
    • 12
  • Canada
    • PGOntario
    • GQuebec
  • Denmark
    • 11
  • Finland
    • K-12
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 6
  • Hong Kong
    • IIA
  • India
    • U
  • Ireland
    • 12A
  • Israel
    • ALL
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G
  • Malaysia
    • P13
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • New Zealand
    • M
  • Norway
    • 11cinema rating
  • Poland
    • 12self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Russia
    • 12+
  • Singapore
    • PG13
  • South Africa
    • 10M, theatrical rating
    • 13V, DVD rating
  • South Korea
    • 12
  • Spain
    • A/figICAA
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • Switzerland
    • 10canton of Geneva
    • 10canton of Vaud
  • Turkey
    • 7+
  • United Kingdom
    • 12A
    • 12DVD rating
  • United States
    • PG-13certificate #47010

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