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Murder by Death (1976)

Parents guide

Murder by Death

Content rating

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

Sex & Nudity

Mild
13 of 30 found this mild
Many frank conversations about sex which are inexplicit enough that kids will probably not understand. Several references to sexual topics including necrophyllia and homosexuality.
The only activity onscreen occurs when a man is shown grasping his wife's clothed bottom.
A woman is shown wearing a cleavage revealing dress, and another is shown in a seductive nightgown.
Twain's house contains a statue of a nude female.

Violence & Gore

Mild
15 of 22 found this mild
There are several instances of attempted violence.
Marcel falls down the stairs.
Wang kills a large snake. (offscreen - although it's corpse is shown - it is obviously a fake snake.)

Profanity

Mild
17 of 29 found this mild
Actors play characters of a different ethnicity portraying stereotypical depictions of that ethnicity
Profanity: "caca"(1)
Religious Profanity: "damned"(1) "devil"(2) "dieu"(1) "god"(5) "goddamn"(1) "godforsaken"(2) "hell"(2) "holy cow"(1) "holy Shanghai"(1) "Jesus H Christ"(1)
Insults and Derogatory Terms: "baby"(2) "bitch"(1) "crazy broad"(1) "dame"(2) "dames"(3) "Frenchie"(2) "idiot"(2) "imbecile"(1) "Jap"(1) "little man"(1) "old geezer"(1) "pansy"(2) "queeries"(1) "short madman"(1) "slanty"(1) "stupid imbecile"(1) "twit"(1)
1 instance of "up yours".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
17 of 22 found this mild
Drugs: None
At least 9 instances of tobacco smoking.
Some social drinking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
12 of 20 found this mild

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 14
  • Australia
    • PG
    • NRCoriginal rating
  • Belgium
    • KT/EA
  • Brazil
    • Livre
  • Finland
    • K-12
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Hungary
    • 14original rating
  • Iceland
    • L
  • Ireland
    • PG
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G
  • Netherlands
    • AL
  • Norway
    • 16
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • Spain
    • A
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • United Kingdom
    • Aoriginal rating
    • PG1988, re-rating
  • United States
    • TV-14TV Rating
    • PGcertificate #24496
  • West Germany
    • 12

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