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Russell Crowe and Al Pacino in The Insider (1999)

Parents guide

The Insider

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for language

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

Sex & Nudity

None
36 of 56 found this to have none
A man and woman kiss once.
Close-cut kiss. A few seconds only.
A man says, "Have you ever looked at a woman's t-ts?"

Violence & Gore

Mild
21 of 33 found this mild
A dead man is briefly shown laying on the ground with a bloody bullet wound in his back.

Profanity

Severe
25 of 49 found this severe
34 uses of "fuck," 10 uses of "shit," 1 vulgar term ("dicking"), 18 uses of "hell," 4 uses of "ass" (2 used as "asshole"), 3 uses of "damn," 1 use of "goddamn".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
20 of 32 found this mild
Some characters casually drink alcoholic beverages.
The story involves the Master Settlement Agreement imposed by the court for product tampering committed by several major tobacco companies, so tobacco references are frequent. Three brief scenes of background smoking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
14 of 29 found this mild
Man yells at another man while in court.
At the start of the film, a little girl with asthma has difficulty breathing before her parents show up to help her.
Jeffery receives death threats: a bullet found in his mailbox and a message on his computer threatening his family.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • Atp
  • Australia
    • M
  • Brazil
    • 14
  • Canada
    • 14AAlberta
    • PGBritish Columbia/Manitoba
    • 14Nova Scotia
    • AAOntario
    • 14AOntario, video rating: 2004
    • GQuebec
    • 13+Québec, recommended rating
  • Czech Republic
    • 12
  • Denmark
    • 7
  • Egypt
    • R
  • Finland
    • K-10
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 6bw
  • Greece
    • K-17
  • Hong Kong
    • IIB
  • Iceland
    • L
  • India
    • UA
  • Ireland
    • 15
  • Italy
    • T
  • Malaysia
    • U
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • 12DVD rating
    • ALoriginal rating
  • New Zealand
    • M
  • Norway
    • 11cinema rating
  • Peru
    • Apt
  • Philippines
    • PG-13
  • Poland
    • 15self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Russia
    • 16+
  • Singapore
    • PG
    • PG13re-rating
  • South Korea
    • 12
  • Spain
    • A
  • Sweden
    • 7
  • Taiwan
    • 0+
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • TV-14LV, TV Rating.
    • Rcertificate #36775
  • United Arab Emirates
    • PG-15self-applied

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