The Day of the Beast (1995) Poster

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for strong brutal violence, language, drug use and brief nudity
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • A man's genitals is clearly seen on screen once for a split second, and then again later in the film for a few seconds.

Violence & Gore

  • Three innocent men disguised as the three kings are accidently shot and killed by police.
  • Human sacrifices are discused but not depicted.
  • A priest has his ear blown off with a shotgun.
  • A Priest is crushed under a huge cross.
  • A woman is thrown off a staircase fence. During the fall her body hits the fence multiple times, twice at each story, before she ends hanging upside down, dead.
  • Two men are set on fire, in two different scenes. One is shown still smoking while carried away on a stretcher, supposedly dead; the other survives, disfigured.
  • A man gets hit in the face with a drumstick. He's knocked unconscious, tied up and repeatedly hit with a walking stick, first on his legs, then on his face.
  • A man is hit in the face, he falls to the ground unconscious.
  • A priest is assaulted by some thugs in a metal-disco. They beat him up, then they slam his head against a toilet.
  • Two men repeatedly hit another man with baseball bats. then they procced to kick him while he's on the ground.

Profanity

  • The whole film has profanities in almost every scene.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Acid is seen being taken throughout the film, in one scene around 20 tabs are mixed into a drink and consumed by the characters.
  • A priest is seen drinking a beer.
  • A metalhead discusses what types of drugs has he used.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The climax is frightening for a comedic effect.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • Police brutality is show at the beginning of the movie where police severely beat three men.
  • A homeless family with a baby are shot and killed by one of the Limpia Madrid gang crew while they are sleeping under carton boxes on a construction site. Minutes later their corpses are shown when the priest discovers them. Might be upsetting to some viewers.

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