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Will Smith in Ali (2001)

Parents guide

Ali

Content rating

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

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

Sex & Nudity

Mild
15 of 27 found this mild
Sex scene between Ali and his wife. Thrusting and grinding make this an obvious sex scene but no nudity is shown.
Ali has sex with a woman he met. They are shown in bed with meaning but no nudity. Some sexual conversation.
Men and women kiss passionately, an implied sex scene.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
9 of 15 found this moderate
The film shows a recreation of Malcolm X's assassination. While bloody, it is not too graphic.
The boxing scenes are pretty bloody with cuts dripping blood throughout the scene.
Some slight pushing and slapping.
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated, although very little is shown and the scene is very brief.
Numerous boxing fights throughout the film. Televised war images are briefly seen.

Profanity

Moderate
6 of 14 found this moderate
At least five F words, and a dozen other mild profanities.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
7 of 9 found this mild
One character is found drunk in his room after several days and asks for more liquor.
Several acts of alcoholism, people are seen smoking, people drinking in nightclubs.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
6 of 12 found this moderate
A man approaches and then shoots Malcolm X with a shotgun twice. Other then walk up and shoot him with handguns, making sure he's dead.
The boxing matches are violent and can be difficult to watch.
Some talk and videos shown about war.
We briefly see a black and white newspaper photo of a lynching victim whose face looks burned or torn up.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • M
  • Austria
    • 10
  • Brazil
    • 12
  • Canada
    • 14AAlberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan
    • 14Adirector's cut, Manitoba
    • PAoriginal rating, Manitoba
    • 14Nova Scotia
    • AAOntario
    • GQuébec, Déconseillé aux jeunes enfants
  • Egypt
    • Rself-applied
  • Finland
    • K-11
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12
  • Iceland
    • 12
  • India
    • UA
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • 13+Prime Video
  • Malaysia
    • Ure-rating
    • 18SGuncut version
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • New Zealand
    • PG
  • Norway
    • 15iTunes rating
  • Peru
    • 14
  • Philippines
    • PG-13
  • Poland
    • 16TV rating
  • Russia
    • 16+
  • Singapore
    • NC-16
    • PGcut
  • South Korea
    • 15
  • Spain
    • 13
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • Taiwan
    • 6+
    • 12+DVD rating
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • TV-14DLV, TV rating
    • Rcertificate #37745
    • Rcertificate #40095, director's cut
  • United Arab Emirates
    • 15+self-applied

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