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Boris Karloff, John Boles, Mae Clarke, Colin Clive, and Dwight Frye in Frankenstein (1931)

Parents guide

Frankenstein

Content rating

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

Sex & Nudity

None
51 of 56 found this to have none
One kiss.

Violence & Gore

Mild
34 of 58 found this mild
Pretty much no blood or gore whatsoever
A man threatens the monster with a torch and whips him while he's chained in a cellar.
A man is strangled. A man is hanged.
Various scenes of fighting, scuffling, attempted strangulation.

Profanity

None
52 of 58 found this to have none
Some may consider it profane for Victor to shout, "In the Name of God! Now I know what it feels like to be God!"

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
41 of 50 found this mild
A gravedigger smokes a pipe. A man smokes a cigarette. Characters drink champagne and wine. A sick man is given brandy to drink as a remedy.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
38 of 59 found this moderate
"Frankenstein" focuses less on violence and gore and more on fright and intensity. The appearance of Dr. Frankenstein's Monster is obviously disturbing, and his actions are unpredictably violent.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • SOAoriginal rating
    • M1984, re-rating
  • Belgium
    • KNT/ENA
  • Brazil
    • 12
  • Canada
    • PGCanadian Home Video Rating
    • PGManitoba/Ontario
    • GQuebec
    • (Banned)original rating, Quebec
  • China
    • (Banned)
  • Ecuador
    • TPself-applied
  • Finland
    • K-122013
    • K-152004
  • France
    • Tous publicsDVD rating
  • Germany
    • 16
    • (Banned)1934-1945
  • Iceland
    • 16
  • India
    • A
  • Ireland
    • PG
    • (Banned)1932
    • G1932, on appeal
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • All Ages
  • Netherlands
    • 16re-rating
    • 181932, original rating, one cut
  • Norway
    • 9SkyShowtime
  • Portugal
    • M/12re-rating
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • South Korea
    • 12
  • Spain
    • 13
  • Sweden
    • 15original rating
    • 112002, re-rating
  • United Kingdom
    • Apassed with cuts
    • Xre-release
    • PGvideo
  • United States
    • Not RatedDVD rating
    • PassedNational Board of Review
    • Approvedcertificate #3809
    • TV-PGTV rating
  • West Germany
    • 18cut, nf

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