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The Fog (1980)

Parents guide

The Fog

Content rating

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

Sex & Nudity

None
69 of 90 found this to have none
A middle-aged man picks up a significantly younger woman who is hitchiking. It's implied that they have sex, but we only see them in bed afterward-nothing explicit, and no nudity.
No nudity.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
44 of 72 found this moderate
Includes for intense (but, not graphic/gory) violence.
The only shot of gore is when someone strikes one of the ghost lepers in the head. For a moment, his outer skin is removed revealing green goo and maggots.
An elderly babysitter opens the door and several ghosts suddenly pull her into the fog.
A man is stabbed with a metal spike, seen in silhouette.
Three men on a boat are stabbed to death. Only one death is onscreen. The man is impaled by a sword, a hook, and then stabbed with a knife.
A man is stabbed in the neck briefly with a hook.
A man is beheaded with a sword, offscreen.

Profanity

Mild
45 of 57 found this mild
Use of shit, asshole, thank gosh, Jesus, damn, screw, my god and hell.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
49 of 59 found this mild
Characters drink beer. One is driving.
Three characters appear to be intoxicated.
A character drinks wine.
Some smoking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
46 of 65 found this moderate
Loud noises.
Ghosts break windows, reaching in for people - one grabs a woman by the hair and attempts to pull her out.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 18
  • Australia
    • M
  • Brazil
    • 16
  • Canada
    • PGAlberta
    • 14ACanadian Home Video rating
    • 14AManitoba
    • 14Nova Scotia
    • AAoriginal rating, Ontario
    • 13+Quebec
    • PG2002, re-rating, Ontario
  • Denmark
    • 15
  • Ecuador
    • 15self-applied
  • Finland
    • K-16
  • France
    • 12new rating
    • 13original rating
  • Greece
    • K-16
  • Iceland
    • 16
  • India
    • UA
  • Ireland
    • 15
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G
  • Netherlands
    • 16
  • New Zealand
    • R13
  • Norway
    • 15iTunes rating
    • 18video rating
    • 161980
  • Poland
    • 16self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/16
  • Russia
    • 16+
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • South Africa
    • 13
  • Spain
    • 14original rating
    • 122010, re-rating
    • 131997, re-rating
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • Turkey
    • 13+DVD rating
  • United Kingdom
    • 15Google Play
    • AAoriginal rating
    • 151986, re-rating
  • United States
    • TV-14
    • Rcertificate #25792
  • Ukraine
    • 16
  • United Arab Emirates
    • Not Rated
  • West Germany
    • 16f

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