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Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, and James Garner in The Children's Hour (1961)

Parents guide

The Children's Hour

Content rating

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

Sex & Nudity

None
18 of 28 found this to have none
NOT NONE! A major plot is a girl that tells her grandmother a lie that she saw her teachers having sex. This is brought up lots.
The whole movie is filled with sexual situations.
Overall the film was made for adults and may be too mature for kids and teens.
The whole film revolves around a rumor regarding a lesbian affair between the main characters.
Two characters passionately kiss in two different scenes.

Violence & Gore

Mild
15 of 20 found this mild
Mary has several scenes where she torments her classmates either physically or psychologically.
Joe spanks Mary in one scene, causing her to cry.

Profanity

None
16 of 18 found this to have none
Brief mild language - One "hell" and two "damn"s

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

None
8 of 10 found this to have none
Alcohol: Infrequent social.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
11 of 21 found this mild
Very depressing and intense towards the end.
The main object of the films deals with sexual situations and woman being accused that they're lesbians. The historically accurate depiction of hateful attitudes toward LGBTQ persons may now (2021) distress many viewers.
Some of the argument scenes are very heated.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 16
  • Australia
    • SOA
    • PGre-rating
  • Brazil
    • 12
  • Canada
    • 18A
    • 14AManitoba
    • RNova Scotia
  • Finland
    • K-16
  • India
    • UChennai
  • Ireland
    • 12
  • Italy
    • VM18original rating
    • VM141978, re-rating
  • New Zealand
    • PGre-rating
    • R18theatrical rating
  • Norway
    • 16
    • 12recommended rating
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Russia
    • 16+
  • South Korea
    • 122018
  • Spain
    • 18ICAA
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • United Kingdom
    • Xoriginal rating
    • 122004, video rating
  • United States
    • Not Rated
    • Approvedcertificate #20107
  • West Germany
    • 16original rating, f
    • 12re-rating, f

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