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Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Judy Engles, Ellen Geer, Vivian Pickles, Shari Summers, and Charles Tyner in Harold and Maude (1971)

Parents guide

Harold and Maude

Content rating

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

Sex & Nudity

Mild
17 of 38 found this mild
Sex is discussed in several scenes. The two main characters are later seen in bed; sex is implied.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
19 of 35 found this moderate
Harold talks about different ways he could kill people while fighting in the military (strangling them, slitting their throats, etc) and gets excited about the idea. He also talks about keeping body parts as souvenirs, including "private parts". This is supposed to be played for humor- he doesn't really mean those things or do them and is just saying it to scare someone.
There are several "comical" suicide scenes, played for laughs including hanging, stabbing, self-immolation, and character pointing a gun at his own face. Some of these have some blood and are depicted realistically.
A nude painting depicts a rape scene from mythology. No details are shown.

Profanity

None
15 of 27 found this to have none
One character uses the middle finger
Not much if any. 1 use of breasts, Jesus christ, damn, ass and sex 2 uses of oh heavens and bastard 5 uses of hell

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
15 of 21 found this mild
Characters take drugs in a few scenes.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
16 of 25 found this mild
The general premise of an old woman and a young man having a romanitc relationship could be seen as very disturbing by some people. Th suicide scenes and frighten or upset some people though they are carried out quite comically. The humor of this film is quite dark.
Harold's mother's lack of empathy and boundaries might be disturbing to some teens.

Certifications

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  • Australia
    • M
  • Belgium
    • KT/EA
  • Brazil
    • 12
  • Canada
    • 14A
  • Denmark
    • 15
  • Finland
    • K-16original rating
    • K-122015, re-rating
  • Germany
    • 12re-rating
  • Ireland
    • 15
  • Italy
    • T
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • New Zealand
    • M
  • Norway
    • 161972
  • Poland
    • 12TV rating
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • South Korea
    • 152013
    • 182005
  • Spain
    • 18original rating
    • 122013, re-rating
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • United Kingdom
    • AAoriginal rating
    • 151988, re-rating
  • United States
    • TV-14TV rating
    • PG1978, certificate #23028, re-rating
    • GP1971, certificate #23028
  • West Germany
    • 18original rating, nf

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