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Charlie Sheen and Maxwell Caulfield in The Boys Next Door (1985)

Parents guide

The Boys Next Door

Content rating

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

Sex & Nudity

Mild
7 of 13 found this mild
A Sex scene (no nudity). We see some passionate kissing and a man riding on top of a man, making orgasm noises.

Violence & Gore

Severe
7 of 11 found this severe
A man is severely beaten.
A man is beaten and shot.
A woman has her neck snapped.
Two teenagers are shot.
A police officer is thrown down a escalator.

Profanity

Severe
7 of 8 found this severe
Frequent use of the f word. One or two uses of c*nt. Other milder language: god, prick, sh*t, b*tch, b*stard. Homophobic language including: fag, fudge packer and butt slammer.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Moderate
6 of 7 found this moderate
We see a man smoke a pipe filled with what can be presumed to be cannabis. An old woman comments that it's "bad enough you should be smoking it at all".
Some drinking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
7 of 8 found this moderate
The boys' antisocial attitudes and behaviors, especially Caulfield's "Roy Alston", the small town high school where they are outcasts in and its graduation party.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 18
  • Australia
    • Roriginal rating
    • MA15+2005, re-rating
  • Canada
    • RNova Scotia
    • 16+original rating, Québec
    • 13+re-rating, Québec
  • Finland
    • K-182002, self applied
    • (Banned)1987
  • France
    • 16
  • Italy
    • VM14
  • Japan
    • PG12
  • Mexico
    • C
  • Norway
    • 18
  • Sweden
    • (Banned)
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
    • 18original rating, uncut version
    • 152021, re-rating, uncut version
    • 181986, re-rating, cut
  • United States
    • Rcertificate # 27648
  • United Arab Emirates
    • Not Rated
  • West Germany
    • 18

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