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Jeremy Irons, Holliday Grainger, and François Arnaud in The Borgias (2011)

Parents guide

The Borgias

Content rating

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

Sex & Nudity

Severe
88 of 128 found this severe
A sex scene between two men.
There is a sex scene between a brother and sister.
Full frontal male nudity in S3 Ep8.
There is a strong sex scene in almost every episode. Buttocks and breasts may be visible and thrusting is shown.
Some episodes contain graphic scenes of rape/sexual violence which may upset some viewers.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
13 of 37 found this moderate
Season two has three sexual assaults and one rape scene.
Some scenes of strong and graphic violence such as throats being slashed and in series one, there is some scenes of torture and the after-effects, such as scarring visible. Again, its not frequent but when in an episode, you can't miss it.

Profanity

Moderate
14 of 25 found this moderate
Strong language is used, such as fuck and shit, but it's not repetitive, and not in every episode. Some episodes have no profanity.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
14 of 23 found this mild
Characters drink alcohol.
Mild drug references.
Opium is smoked occasionally.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
2 of 5 found this moderate

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 16
  • Australia
    • MA15+
  • Brazil
    • 16
  • Canada
    • 14A
    • 13+Quebec
  • Denmark
    • 15DVD rating
  • Finland
    • K-16
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 16
  • India
    • Not RatedBlu-ray rating
  • Ireland
    • 15
  • Italy
    • VM14
  • Japan
    • Unrated
  • Mexico
    • Cself-applied
  • Netherlands
    • 16
  • New Zealand
    • R16
  • Norway
    • 15DVD rating
  • Poland
    • 16self-applied
  • South Korea
    • 18
  • Spain
    • 16
  • Sweden
    • 15DVD rating
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • TV-MA
  • United Arab Emirates
    • 15+

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