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Graeme Revell, Chris Kentis, Laura Lau, Steve Lemme, Blanchard Ryan, Saul Stein, Daniel Travis, Estelle Lau, John Charles, Michael E. Williamson, and Cristina Zenato in Open Water (2003)

Parents guide

Open Water

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for language and some nudity

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

Sex & Nudity

Moderate
25 of 82 found this moderate
A woman lies fully nude on a hotel bed (we see bare breasts, then partial pubic hair as she rolls over). A nude man climbs into bed with and strokes her breast. They kiss and hug and talk about not feeling like having sex.
A drinking mug is shaped like a breast with the nipple as the drinking spout (it's called "little sipper").

Violence & Gore

Moderate
10 of 28 found this moderate
A shark bumps into a man and a woman, the man drops his knife, the shark tugs on the man pulling him under water, he yells and says that he has been bitten (we see a chunk of his leg missing and the water around them becomes tinged red.
We see small gashes on a woman's leg, and a bit of tissue and blood floats in the water. She says random fish are swimming around it and nibbling at it. (we then see this as the man goes to check)

Profanity

Moderate
10 of 27 found this moderate
16 F-words, 4 scatological terms, 7 mild obscenities, 3 religious profanities, 34 religious exclamations.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
10 of 20 found this mild
People are briefly shown drinking alcohol.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
9 of 30 found this moderate
Off screen (in pitch black), we hear a man torn apart by sharks. He shrieks briefly before wetly coughing for some time, grunting occasionally. Extremely grounded and realistic.
A man goes into shock and a woman tries her best to comfort him. She then pleads desperately that he stay alive, dreading being left alone. Heart-wrenching.
The movie is very frightening and intense. There's an atmosphere of threat and dread throughout, and it is very unsettling.
Many, many sharks circle a woman floating in the ocean.
A man and a woman scream and cry (on separate occasions) in frustration and terror when they realize they have been left behind in the middle of the ocean.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 16
  • Australia
    • M
  • Brazil
    • 12
  • Canada
    • 14AAlberta/Manitoba/Ontario
    • PGBritish Columbia
    • 14Nova Scotia
    • GQuébec
  • Chile
    • TE
  • Czech Republic
    • 18TV Prima
  • Denmark
    • 15DVD rating
  • Finland
    • K-15
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12
  • Greece
    • K-16
  • Iceland
    • 10
  • India
    • U
  • Ireland
    • 15PG
  • Italy
    • T
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • Norway
    • 11cinema rating
  • Peru
    • Apt
  • Philippines
    • PG-13
  • Portugal
    • M/16
  • Russia
    • 16+
  • Singapore
    • NC-16
  • South Korea
    • 15
  • Spain
    • 13
  • Sweden
    • 11
    • 15DVD rating
  • Switzerland
    • 12canton of Geneva
    • 12canton of Vaud
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • Rcertificate #40928

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