The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) Poster

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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for violent images, some sensuality, language and smoking
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • A girl says that she will soon be 16, "the age of consent."
  • A man kisses Valentina. She's shown the next day for a while in closeup above the waist, wearing only a bra; implying sex the night before but discreetly.
  • A group of men dressed as women moon a crowd, but butt cracks are hidden by pantyhose seams.
  • No nudity other than fleetingly seen tiny images of cherubs and angels in a a couple of paintings.
  • A glimpse of the side of a main character's breast, mostly obscured by her hair.
  • A teenager talks about her body to her father.
  • A drunk man attempts to rape a 15-year-old girl. Nobody tries to help her and she fights him off herself by trapping him in a mirror.

Violence & Gore

  • A character is seen hanged beneath a bridge. We see two more hangings. None of them are grotesque and no struggling is seen.
  • A man gets electrocuted by jellyfish in the sky. This scene is dark and frightening, but not too graphic.
  • A bloody punch in the nose.
  • A man hits a woman on several occasions, resulting in mild bruises.
  • Tony is seen scuffling with and repeatedly punching Anton, who has taken the form of a child.

Profanity

  • 1 use of asshole, 3 uses of bitch, 3 uses of damn, 6 uses of hell, 11 uses of shit, 1 of bastard and bugger and bloody. Also 1 use of Jesus Christ, several uses of god, 1 of god damn it, 2 uses of Jesus.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Several characters smoke cigarettes, including Valentina, who's fifteen.
  • Alcohol is consumed in several scenes, including by Valentina.
  • Parnassus is implied to be an alcoholic and is often described as "dead drunk".

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A pub suddenly explodes.
  • The skirt of a giant woman in the Imaginarium explodes.
  • Several of the surreal scenes in the Imaginarium could be considered disturbing, including one in which a river transforms into a snake.

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Violence & Gore

  • Characters are hanged on three occasions, the last resulting in death.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Characters are hanged on three occasions, the last resulting in death.

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