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Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)

Parents guide

Nightcrawler

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for violence including graphic images, and for language

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

Sex & Nudity

None
353 of 484 found this to have none
No sex or nudity at all throughout the film, only mild references.
A man says "Suck it" as an insult.
Body of dead women in a lace bra from back and sides. Lasts maybe a 30 sec. No nudity visible
It is implied that a secretary and her boss have been dating.
A man tries to convince an older woman to have a sexual relationship and she replies "friends don't pressure friends to fucking sleep together." This moment happens at 52 minutes into the film.
Bill Paxton says a line about "d**k sucking." This happens at 46 minutes into the film.
A character believes another character to be a male prostitute, referring to it as "streetwalking"

Violence & Gore

Moderate
194 of 303 found this moderate
There is a scene where a woman's leg is seen cut. She is bleeding but she bandages herself up.
A man punches a security guard and robs him.
A man is knocked unconscious then re-positioned somewhere else so that it looks like he was knocked out from a fight.
We see the aftermath of some of the crimes. The graphic injuries are blurred out on news footage.
Level of violence: 7/10. Strong violence.
A man is seen being shot in the chest briefly.
We see a man with a bleeding foot.
The aftermath of a car crash is shown, with one of the victims' with a bleeding neck. (He is alive.)
We see footage of a group shooting three policeman in a fast food restaurant. (The security camera footage is very blurry and grainy, so it's heard to make out.)

Profanity

Severe
205 of 322 found this severe
Regular but not overexcessive swearing including several uses of "shit". Minor words such as - "asshole", "hell", "goddamn", "dick (once)".
Around 45 f bombs.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
196 of 258 found this mild
A man is shown smoking a cigarette for a few seconds.
There is some casual drinking in a restaurant setting.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
161 of 291 found this moderate
The whole film deals with a television news network who is shown exploiting people's emotions and fears by showing graphic crimes.
Louis gets stressed and starts screaming in the bathroom. He then ends up breaking a mirror in rage.
There is an intense car chase towards the end of the film.
The crime scenes shown can be frightening to some.
It's implied that a man is looking at a dead body, we never see the corpse.
The lead character is extremely antisocial and sociopathic, with strong shifts in his demeanor.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 16
  • Australia
    • MA15+
  • Brazil
    • 14
  • Canada
    • 14AAlberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan
    • 18AManitoba
    • 13+Québec
  • Chile
    • 14
  • Colombia
    • 15
  • Ecuador
    • 18self-applied
  • Egypt
    • R
  • Finland
    • K-16
  • France
    • Tous publics avec avertissement
  • Germany
    • 16
  • Hong Kong
    • IIB
  • Hungary
    • 16
  • India
    • A
  • Indonesia
    • 18+self-applied
  • Ireland
    • 16
    • 15DVD rating
  • Israel
    • ALL
  • Italy
    • VM14
  • Japan
    • G
  • Lithuania
    • N-13
  • Maldives
    • 18+
  • Mexico
    • B-15
  • Netherlands
    • 16
  • New Zealand
    • R16
  • Norway
    • 15cinema rating
  • Philippines
    • R-16
  • Poland
    • 16
  • Portugal
    • M/14
  • Russia
    • 18+
  • Singapore
    • PG13
  • South Africa
    • 16self-applied
  • South Korea
    • 18
  • Spain
    • 12ICAA
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • Switzerland
    • 14
  • Taiwan
    • R-18
  • Turkey
    • 15+
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • Rcertificate #49147
  • Ukraine
    • 16
  • United Arab Emirates
    • 15+DVD rating

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