Parents Guide for
Across the Universe (2007)

There IS a scene where you see a womans Bare Breasts clearly and not covered what so ever. A man and a woman lay on a bed and gently massage each other, No nudity is shown. A man and woman kiss but take it no further. Several kissing scenes, a scene where women are shown dead in a lake without clothes but they're bare breasts are covered however you can pretty much see them anyway

We see people rioting in a city, buildings explode, cars burn, windows break, police arrest people, and a man is shot through the back (we see a hole open in his chest and blood spurts). There are several war scenes that show combat with bombs exploding, people being shot, etc.; one shows a soldier being shot (blood sprays) and the terror on the faces of soldiers around him. Police break up a protest: we see people being struck with clubs and we see people with bloody heads and faces. People are rousted out of a protest by police; we see a young man being struck by the butt of a gun and others being handled violently. A young man shoves a man and punches him in the face (we see his bloody nose). We see a boy's body in a coffin and people grieve at the funeral. A woman is notified that her son has been killed in war, and she collapses and cries (we see people grieving at a funeral later). A young man is caught in a firefight in combat and we see him in a hospital later with a bandage on his head. A woman has a bruised eye and we are told that her boyfriend struck her. A man steps into a street and is nearly struck by a cab. A young man strikes a golf ball off a tee in another young man's mouth (there's no injury). Several young men slide down a long banister and fall onto a marble floor below (no one appears injured). Young men on a football field are thrown and struck hard during a practice. Young men are chased by other young men and one hides. Young men swing at golf balls on a rooftop and break windows in a building across a courtyard. A young man runs through a college campus, bumping into people and dropping his papers and books. We hear reports of the assassination of Martin Luther King. We hear a report that several men died in an explosion while building bombs. We hear news reports of soldiers dying in Vietnam. A family argues about a young man's future and what he will do if he drops out of college. A young woman makes a remark about people "raping and pillaging." A woman makes a comment about two young men being trustworthy although, "you could have murdered your granny with a hammer." A young woman talks about the white men "slaughtering the Indians." A young man talks about someone threatening to paint his genitalia with shoe polish. We see a stream of urine spraying into a glass collection container.

1 F-word, 2 sexual remarks, 2 derogatory terms for homosexuals, name-calling (promiscuous drug fiends, bugger),

A man is shown smoking but it is not indicated whether or not is is marjuana, a cigerette butt is shown on an ash tray. Two people are shown drunk, some drinking scenes.

Scenes of Jude smashing strawberries to make art--they later appear to be bleeding; these scenes are intercut with Vietnam War footage. Regret, youth, the Vietnam war, love, adventure, racism, the assassination of Martin Luther King, death of a child, freedom, patriotic duty, success, bravery, heroism, death of a loved one, friendship, narcissism, leaving home, hate, dropping out of college, privilege, young people going to war, adventure, military draft, deportation, heartbreak, dreams, life choices, Imperialism, jealousy, soldiers parenting children while on shore leave.