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Suraj Sharma in Life of Pi (2012)

Parents guide

Life of Pi

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated PG for emotional thematic content throughout, and some scary action sequences and peril

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

Sex & Nudity

None
104 of 133 found this to have none
Characters wear swimsuits, which means shirtless in trunks for the men, and bikinis for the women. Some skin shows non-sexually.
At one point the tiger pees in the man's face and you can see it's genitals.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
48 of 87 found this moderate
Pi finds a tooth on a carnivorous island
A tiger attacks a small goat and drags it though the bars of its cage (offscreen), and we hear the goat cry in pain. The tiger is shown dragging the animal away to eat it.
In a lifeboat, a hyena attacks and kills an obviously lame zebra, nipping on its flanks as Pi and the zebra both scream. Shown in the dark, mostly in silhouette, no blood.
A hyena bites an orangutan on the neck and drags it out of view to kill it; a few spots of blood are shown on the deck. A tiger quickly kills the hyena, no blood or gore shown (we do hear the hyena's neck snap). The tiger tries to kill Pi but is unable to reach him. The tiger swallows a live rat whole. The tiger later snacks on a meerkat.
Sea sickness is mentioned in the survival guide Pi reads and Pi tries to induce sea sickness in the tiger as a means to tame it.
We catch a brief glimpse of what appears to be a hippo being attacked by sharks. A sperm whale briefly tangles with a giant squid.
Pi pounds a fish with the blunt side of an axe to kill it, apologizing profusely to it afterward. Some blood seen.
Pi and the tiger fight, Pi keeps it at bay by putting a boathook in its mouth, which doesn't appear to hurt it. Pi stabs a fish with a spear, no blood.
Pi finds a human tooth inside an acidic plant on an island, and talks about how the island literally eats living things, even animals.

Profanity

None
62 of 94 found this to have none
Nothing worse than "pissing" which is used in a playful way considering Piscine sounds like pissing.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

None
87 of 92 found this to have none

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
43 of 85 found this moderate
There is scene where animals were fighting on the lifeboat, boy uses a hatchet and scream to make them stop. You might be thinking that he was about to kill an animal which at least he didn't.
A boat sinks in a storm at sea.
Very scary and intense scenes with animals fighting on the lifeboat, particularly the tiger.
The scene towards the end, when Pi comforts the tiger by placing its head in his lap, is emotional and moving.
In a long and intensely emotional scene, Pi describes a very violent scenario, in which a man kills two people, a body is eaten by sharks, and Pi kills the man with a knife.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • PG
  • Brazil
    • 10
  • Bulgaria
    • BTV rating
  • Canada
    • PGAlberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario
    • GBritish Columbia, Québec, Saskatchewan
  • Chile
    • TE
  • Colombia
    • 7
  • Denmark
    • 11
  • Egypt
    • Not Ratedself-applied
  • Finland
    • K-12
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12
  • Greece
    • K-8
  • Hong Kong
    • I
  • India
    • U
  • Indonesia
    • 13+self-applied
  • Ireland
    • PG
  • Israel
    • 12
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G
  • Lithuania
    • N-7
  • Luxembourg
    • 12
  • Malaysia
    • U
  • Maldives
    • PG
  • Mexico
    • A
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • New Zealand
    • PG
  • Norway
    • 11cinema rating
  • Peru
    • Apt
  • Philippines
    • G
  • Poland
    • 12self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Russia
    • 6+
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • South Africa
    • 10
    • 10-12PGDVD rating
  • South Korea
    • All
  • Spain
    • 7
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • Switzerland
    • 10canton of Geneva
    • 10canton of Vaud
  • Taiwan
    • 0+
  • Thailand
    • 13+self-applied
  • Turkey
    • 13A
  • United Kingdom
    • PG
  • United States
    • PGcertificate #47470
  • United Arab Emirates
    • PGself-applied
  • Vietnam
    • P

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