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Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

Parents guide

The Godfather

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Moderate
  • Violence & Gore:
    Severe
  • Profanity:
    Moderate
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Moderate

Sex & Nudity

Moderate
702 of 1531 found this moderate
There are a few sexual references.
While receiving a massage, the top of a man's hairy bare bottom is visible, but is not the focal point.
One brief sex scene. No nudity, but the movement is very obvious.
A woman makes a hand gesture implying her husband has a large penis; this may fly over some viewers' heads.

Violence & Gore

Severe
559 of 796 found this severe
The famous "mattresses" montage sequence features various newspapers with real-life photographs of killings of gangsters and mobsters. Although they a quite brief and relatively unimportant to the plot, the idea that those are real events and not pictures taken for the film might be a bit disturbing.
The film opens on a man describing a violent attack on his daughter and the injuries she received.
Sonny Corleone beats up his sisters man Carlo in the street. He even bites his hand and throws a trash can over him.
A gangster locks a revolving door and traps & shoots a man through a glass window multiple times.
Strong graphic (although infrequent) violence.
R violence type: blood, brutal and graphic.
A man is shot four times by another man through a glass door, blood on the glass is seen. A man and woman in bed are shot to death with machine guns, brief but a bit bloody.
A man is stabbed in the hand and then garroted, a trickle of blood is seen on his hand. Lasts for roughly 18 seconds as he struggles before the scene cuts.
A man is shot in the eye, he slumps down dead. We see his glasses crack, and blood streaming for a second.
A man shoots two men with some blood.

Profanity

Moderate
409 of 716 found this moderate
Two uses of the word "Vaff*nculo", Italian for "F*ck you".
7 uses of "goddamn".
Finnochio (italian for "faggot") is used.
One use of the N word.
9 uses of "hell"
4 uses of "God" in vain.
2 uses of "Jesus Christ" in vain.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
460 of 636 found this mild
Some of the movie's plot is centered around drugs and drug dealing. But no actual activity is shown with drugs
The issue of child drug use is briefly discussed, and the Commission (the Sicilian American Mafia's top organization) decides not to deal in drugs near schools to avoid it.
Some casual smoking and drinking.
A minor theme of drug trafficking is present in the movie. It is presented as a lucrative, but dirty, dangerous business.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
348 of 661 found this moderate
The depiction of domestic violence in the movie is very intense and can be upsetting.
The overall tone of the movie is very dark and depressing, especially during the second half.
Multiple major character deaths that may upset some viewers.
Although almost every character is a criminal some deaths may still be emotional.
Moderate/Severe for neurodivergent viewers.
There are no major morally good characters in this movie.
Some of the assassinations are intense, the tollbooth and revolving-door shootings especially.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 16
    • 18original rating
    • 162011, re-rating
  • Australia
    • MA15+
    • R18+VHS and DVD rating
    • Roriginal rating
    • MA15+re-rating
    • MA15+2008, re-rating
  • Austria
    • 16
  • Belgium
    • 16
  • Brazil
    • 14
  • Canada
    • 18ABritish Columbia
    • 18ACanadian Home Video
    • 14AManitoba
    • 14Nova Scotia
    • AAOntario
    • 13+Quebec
    • 14A2010, Alberta
  • Chile
    • 18original rating
    • 14re-release
  • Colombia
    • 18
    • 12re-rating
  • Denmark
    • 15
  • Ecuador
    • 16self-applied
  • Egypt
    • PG-13self-applied
  • Finland
    • K-161988, uncut
    • K-181972, cut
  • France
    • 12new rating
  • Germany
    • 16
  • Hong Kong
    • IIB
  • Hungary
    • 16
  • Iceland
    • 16
  • India
    • UAre-rating, video
    • A1978, original rating
  • Indonesia
    • 18+self-applied
  • Ireland
    • 18
  • Israel
    • PG
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • R-15
    • G2010
  • Kuwait
    • 18+
  • Maldives
    • 18+
  • Mexico
    • Coriginal rating
    • B15re-rating
  • Netherlands
    • 14original rating
    • 16re-rating
  • New Zealand
    • R16
  • Nigeria
    • PG
  • Norway
    • 15iTunes rating
    • 181972

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