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Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle in Halloween (2018)

Parents guide

Halloween

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for horror violence and bloody images, language, brief drug use and nudity

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

Sex & Nudity

Mild
257 of 456 found this mild
Occasional sexual references between teenagers. Dialogues about "being horny" or "having a chub".
A woman suggests sexual dialogue, as she flirts with her boyfriend and begs to be "dry fucked."
A man says over breakfast in the presence of his daughter and wife that he got peanut butter on his penis; the comment is not literal as he is fully dressed and wearing pants
Two teenagers kiss, while lying on a couch, before getting interrupted. Fully clothed and Brief.
Michael's sister appears topless during a flashback and her bare breasts are visible.
A girl wears a shirt that shows the outline of her nipples.
A woman's panties can be briefly seen during an attack while urinating.

Violence & Gore

Severe
256 of 301 found this severe
A man's severed head is carved out to make a jack o' lantern, the kill is offscreen but the body is discovered. Very brief.
A man is strangled to death with a chain
A teenage girl opens a closet and is then stabbed numerous times with a kitchen knife (the impact isn't shown), she attempts to run and crawl away, only to be dragged back into a bedroom and stabbed again. Her body is then propped up underneath a white sheet, cut like a ghost costume.
A young woman is viciously strangled until her neck snaps. This happens below the frame. We only hear the snap and see her legs go limp.
A teenage boy is impaled on a fence through his chin.
A man attempting to save a woman trapped in a toilet stall is seized and has his head bashed against the toilet stall until he is dead. His head gets bloody from this.
A woman is bludgeoned to death with a hammer (Offscreen but body seen)
A woman has a knife graphically stabbed through her neck. Some blood is shown but no wound.
A man has his jaw dislocated and teeth ripped out offscreen.
Many bloodied dead bodies are discovered throughout.

Profanity

Moderate
158 of 304 found this moderate
28 uses of "fuck", 2 uses of "damn", 10 uses of "shit", 4 uses of "hell" and 3 uses of "ass".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
174 of 237 found this mild
Teens smoke marijuana. Rumors of them planning to use the drug are also present.
Laurie is shown to have a problem with alcohol, drinking a miniature bottle of vodka and later chugging a glass of wine.
A man mentions buying peyote from a friend.
Teens mention their friend is bringing "Alakazam", which they refer to smoking weed.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Severe
194 of 245 found this severe
Some of the deaths can be quite gruesome, others happen off screen quite a bit leaving the violence to your imagination.
Most of the scenes involving Michael wearing his mask can have some very effective jump scares. Many of them involving darkness and shadows. Can be quite frightening.
A killer hides in a room full of practice shooting mannequins. A woman enters the room and checks certain areas which builds up suspense for the audience. The killer then jumps out. This is a MAJOR jump scare.
Much darker than the previous films. One of the reasons is that the protagonist, Laurie Strode, is seen suffering from severe PTSD, due to the horrific trauma she had to endure when facing Michael Myers in all her life, and this is all depicted accurately. Also, the movie has a very dark and eerie atmosphere, and it mostly relies on psychological horror instead of using an overuse of jumpscares and gore in order to keep the audiences thrilled and at the very edge of their seats.
Not as violent and brutal as the Rob Zombie remakes, but still very intense.
This movie is clearly intended for people 17 and over.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 16
  • Australia
    • MA15+
  • Austria
    • 16
  • Brazil
    • 16
  • Bulgaria
    • D
  • Canada
    • 18AAlberta, Nova Scotia, Ontario
    • 14ABritish Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
    • 18ACanadian Home Video
    • 13+Québec
  • Chile
    • 14
  • Colombia
    • 15
  • Denmark
    • 15
  • Ecuador
    • 15self-applied
  • Egypt
    • 18+
  • Finland
    • K-16
  • France
    • 12
  • Germany
    • 16
  • Greece
    • K-16
  • Hong Kong
    • IIB
  • Hungary
    • 18
  • India
    • A
  • Indonesia
    • 17+
  • Ireland
    • 18
  • Israel
    • 16
  • Italy
    • VM14
  • Japan
    • R15+
  • Lithuania
    • N-18
  • Luxembourg
    • 16
  • Malaysia
    • 18
  • Malta
    • 18
  • Mexico
    • B15
  • Netherlands
    • 16
  • New Zealand
    • R16
  • Norway
    • 15
  • Philippines
    • R-16
  • Poland
    • 18self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/18
  • Romania
    • I.M.-18
  • Russia
    • 18+
  • Singapore
    • M18
    • NC16edited version
  • South Africa
    • 18
  • South Korea
    • 18
  • Spain
    • 16ICAA
  • Sweden
    • 15
    • 13Prime Video rating
  • Switzerland
    • 16
  • Taiwan
    • 18+
  • Thailand
    • u 18+self-applied
  • Turkey
    • 18+

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