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Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Steve Austin, Terry Crews, and Randy Couture in The Expendables (2010)

Parents guide

The Expendables

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for strong action and bloody violence throughout, and for some language

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

Sex & Nudity

None
66 of 124 found this to have none
Tool drives his motorcycle into a garage with a woman and slaps her butt briefly (No sex or nudity though)
Two guards attempt to rape a woman held captive but are quickly stopped.
Man visits woman's house, woman is shown in short shorts after walking out to mans motorcycle, lasts a minute or two.

Violence & Gore

Severe
49 of 63 found this severe
Two men kill a group of bad guys using knives and guns. Very bloody/violent.
A man saves a woman from two bad guys, cutting off one of their arms and stabbing the other in the neck. Maybe the most violent moment in the film.
A group of men shoot and kill a group of bad guys in the beginning, and blood spatters can be seen. One man is blown in half. Very violent.
Two men get into a brutal fist fight near a fire, and one of them knocks the other into the fire. The victim burns onscreen, but once knocked into the fire, he burns offscreen, though his screams cans till be heard.
Two men get into a brutal fist fight while two other men kill several bad guys, and fight a third man in a 2v1. Several bad guys are stabbed/shot in this scene (violent), and the two men fighting the one man, finally kill him by kicking his neck until it snaps.
Two men in a plane fly over a large group of bad guys on a dock and blow them up and shoot them. Much destruction and death is seen.
Two men engage in a very brutal fight, with one repeatedly punching and kicking the other. The other bangs his head on a metal bar, and continues fighting, slamming his opponent against the ceiling. He's about to kill him, but another man shoots him (non-fatally; some blood seen).
There's a rampage scene where one of the characters has a fully automatic shotgun and soldiers body parts fly everywhere. One of the soldiers head explodes and is very bloody
It is implied that two soldiers attempt to rape a woman, but a man comes in and kills them. One of them attempts to burn the woman with a cigarette, but his hand is sliced off with a bowie knife. The other man is decapitated.
R violence type: blood, brutal and graphic.

Profanity

Moderate
28 of 62 found this moderate
7-8 uses of 'fuck', at least 20 uses of 'shit', 2 uses of "son of a bitch", and uses of other milder profanities like 'damn', 'ass', 'prick', etc.
The Extended Director's Cut (unrated) has more strong language, with several more f-bombs and other profanity. There are also quite a few f-bombs in the outtakes which are available as a separate bonus feature on DVD/Blu-ray release of the theatrical cut.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
28 of 46 found this mild
A couple scenes of tobacco use.
The main villains are illegally producing cocaine, although no use is shown. Large packages are clearly shown.
One character is a drug addict and it is stated that he is using, although he never uses drugs on screen
The Expendables team drink beer in a few scenes.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
26 of 47 found this moderate
Some of the shooters heads get blown off (very gory)
Can be intense to some. During violent scenes the guys crack jokes, but the violence is still intense.
The final battle on the island is pretty violent/graphic and intense.
The fight between Toll Road and Paine is pretty intense and brutal.
The fight between Yin-Yang and Gunner is pretty intense and brutal.
A man falls off a bridge into water. He then says "That was AWESOME!"

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 16
  • Australia
    • MA15+
  • Austria
    • 16
  • Brazil
    • 16
  • Canada
    • 18AAlberta
    • 18ABritish Columbia
    • 13+Quebec
  • Denmark
    • 15
  • Egypt
    • Rself-applied
  • Finland
    • K-16
  • France
    • 12
  • Germany
    • 18
    • 16edited version
  • Greece
    • K-16
  • Hong Kong
    • III
    • IIBedited version
  • Hungary
    • 16
  • Iceland
    • 16
  • India
    • A
  • Ireland
    • 15A
    • 15DVD rating
  • Israel
    • 16
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • R15+
  • Lithuania
    • N-16
  • Luxembourg
    • 16
  • Malaysia
    • 18
  • Mexico
    • B15
  • Netherlands
    • 16
  • New Zealand
    • R16
  • Norway
    • 152010, cinema rating
  • Philippines
    • PG-13MTRCB
  • Poland
    • 16
  • Portugal
    • M/16
  • Romania
    • I.M.-18
  • Russia
    • 18+
  • Singapore
    • M18
    • PG13edited TV version
  • South Africa
    • 16
  • South Korea
    • 18
    • 15cut
  • Spain
    • 16ICAA
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • Taiwan
    • 18+
  • Turkey
    • 15+
  • United Kingdom
    • 18
    • 15cut
    • 18uncut version
  • United States
    • TV-14
    • Rcertificate #45175

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