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Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Parents guide

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images

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

Sex & Nudity

None
136 of 164 found this to have none
A man makes a double-entendre about having "the balls" to play croquet.
A group of men are shown in their underwear, which consist of wool long-john's.
The dwarves are seen nude in a fountain after they are given a meal in Rivendell in the extended cut.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
70 of 102 found this moderate
Many lengthy battle scenes, without much blood splatter but some slashing and dismembering.
Azog the Orc has had his forearm cut off in one of the flashbacks. Later in the movie he is shown wearing a primitive prosthesis - a construction of hooks attached to the stump by piercing the flesh.
A severed head is brandished and thrown.
An extremely large pile of corpses is shown as the aftermath of a battle.
A non-human character's belly is sliced open with a sword. He says something humorous then his throat is sliced as the scene cuts
A few heads are (non-gorily) cut off onscreen.
A non-human character is stabbed through the throat and thrown to be eaten (offscreen but heard) by wolf-like animals.
A non-human character is killed by repeated smashing in the head with a rock, seen from a distance.
It is implied that humanoid characters such as trolls or the creature Gollum might eat other human-like creatures like hobbits, dwarves or goblins.
A giant wolf-like animal is killed by stabbing with a sword.

Profanity

None
100 of 109 found this to have none

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
81 of 104 found this mild
Many characters smoke pipes full of "pipeweed". Reference is made to the calming effects of "pipeweed" (Tolkien was clear on the fact that pipeweed is tobacco, not cannabis although the expression on a characters face after having a puff may contradict that).
Ale and wine is drunk with a meal.
A character is described as crazy because he eats too many forest mushrooms, probably a reference to "shrooms".

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
63 of 97 found this moderate
The initial image of the necromancer might frighten some viewers. It's very ghastly looking though obscured.
The film is intended for people 13 over due to fantasy violence.
Gollum's appearance may scare younger viewers, especially when he screams in closeup.
Characters are almost thrown from a mountainside path and crushed by rocks.
There are some very emotional scenes between characters, especially Bilbo and Thorin.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • M
  • Austria
    • 12
  • Brazil
    • 12
  • Canada
    • PGAlberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan
    • GQuébec, with warning
  • Chile
    • TE
  • Denmark
    • 11
  • Ecuador
    • 12self-applied
    • 18self-applied
  • Egypt
    • PG-13self-applied
  • Finland
    • K-12
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12
  • Hong Kong
    • IIB
  • Hungary
    • 12
  • Iceland
    • 12
  • India
    • UA
  • Indonesia
    • Rself-applied
  • Ireland
    • 12A
    • 12DVD rating
  • Israel
    • 12
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • G
  • Lithuania
    • N-13
  • Malaysia
    • P13
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • New Zealand
    • M
  • Nigeria
    • G
  • Norway
    • 11cinema rating
    • 12re-rating, cinema rating
  • Philippines
    • G
  • Poland
    • 12self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Russia
    • 12+
  • Saudi Arabia
    • G
  • Singapore
    • PG13
  • South Africa
    • 13original rating, withdrawn
    • 10-12PGre-rating
  • South Korea
    • 12
  • Spain
    • 7
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • Switzerland
    • 14canton of Geneva
    • 14canton of Vaud
  • Taiwan
    • 6+
  • Thailand
    • G
  • Turkey
    • 13Aself-applied
  • United Kingdom
    • 12A
    • 12DVD rating

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