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The Blob (1958)

Parents guide

The Blob

Content rating

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

Sex & Nudity

None
21 of 25 found this to have none
Steve and Jane are making out at the start of the film - mild kissing and not over the top. They're interrupted when they see a meteor
The shot of the kiss is exactly 10 seconds and they have their lips pressed together without movement
Both Men and Women are modestly dressed throughout the movie

Violence & Gore

Mild
17 of 19 found this mild
Several characters are eaten by the blob, including two onscreen. Many more implied deaths as the blob continues to grow and consume numerous offscreen victims.
Total bodycount: 7.

Profanity

None
19 of 20 found this to have none

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
10 of 19 found this mild
Police are depicted smoking indoors.
A mechanic says he's going to be going to his cabin with his son to do some hunting and get dying

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
14 of 23 found this mild
The Blob itself is frightening. It is a carnivorous, amoeba-like single celled monster from outer space that devours its victims whole, enveloping and digesting them completely. The Blob's victims are eaten alive, and express genuine terror before they are consumed.
Because the blob is amorphous, it is incapable of expressing any form of emotion. This adds an especially merciless quality to the way the blob murders its victims, which younger and more sensitive viewers may find disturbing.
Throughout the film, a growing blob eats and dissolves citizens. Most of the carnage is off camera, but it may be disturbing to young viewers.

Certifications

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  • Australia
    • SOAoriginal rating
    • PG1984, re-rating
  • Canada
    • PG
    • RVHS rating
  • Finland
    • K-16original rating
    • K-122023, re-rating
  • India
    • A
  • Italy
    • T
  • Netherlands
    • 141959, original rating
  • New Zealand
    • R16
  • Norway
    • 16
    • 12VOD
  • Philippines
    • PG-13MTRCB, video rating
  • Poland
    • 12TV rating
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • United Kingdom
    • Xoriginal rating
    • 12re-rating
    • 15video
  • United States
    • TV-PGTV Rating
    • Approvedcertificate #18893
  • West Germany
    • 12nf

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