Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Poster

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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for adventure violence and scary images
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Indy is shown bare-chested, being scrubbed down in a decontamination chamber.
  • Indy and Marion hug and lean in to kiss but are interrupted.

Violence & Gore

  • Indy punches Mac in the nose just as he promised.
  • The opening scene of the movie involves a group of Russians dressed like Americans killing a group of American soldiers all of it is offscreen, but the next scene shows their dead bodies.
  • A group of Russian Soldiers kill Ancient Temple Guards (offscreen, but the bodies are shown)
  • Lots of punching and kicking literally....some characters are shown bloody after a fight (but survive just fine).
  • Several scenes with knife and gun-play (but without almost any blood as a result of gun shots).
  • Some ancient dead bodies are shown, one man was well preserved and when the wrapping comes off he disintegrates onscreen.
  • Lots of jokes about dead bodies. In one scene Indy says "hold this" and throws a mummified corpse at his friend; a close up of the dead face is shown. This scene can be shocking in a 'jumpy' kind of way.
  • Indy kills a man by forcing a blow dart back into his mouth. This is sudden, and rather disturbing.
  • Mac is shot in the foot.

Profanity

  • 1 use of "Shit", 1 use of "Bullshit", and 3 uses of "Son of a bitch". A few uses of 'Damn'

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Some alcohol drinking and smoking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Indy and Marion sink in quicksand, but are rescued just in time.
  • The tamest movie, and least frightening
  • The scene with the ants will freak some people out.
  • Several dead bodies are shown.
  • Lots of skeletons, one is particularly scary.
  • The opening scene in which guards are gunned down in cold blood may be upsetting and offensive.
  • The death count isn't as much as the previous Indy films.
  • A boat sails over three waterfalls, each one bigger than the previous one (the passengers are jostled and eventually are thrown out of the boat but are all OK).

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Sex & Nudity

  • Indy and Marion kiss briefly following their wedding ceremony.
  • Mutt is revealed to be Indy's son as a result of his fling with Marion.

Violence & Gore

  • An alien disintegrates Spalko.
  • 50 deaths in total, some of which are disintegrated towards the climax.
  • Some violent/creepy themes including Russians killing Americans, and disrupting mummified corpses to find an Alien Skull made entirely of Crystal.
  • Some smaller children may not like the huge ants or the aliens, and the the lead villain is killed by the Aliens as she explodes onscreen.
  • Dovchenko is killed by a huge swarm of ants several inches long. They swarm in to his open mouth as he screams. They carry him across the ground and suck him head-first into a massive ant hill, still screaming. The ant sequence lasts a couple of minutes and could be quite disturbing.
  • Another Russian soldier (the one traveling with Spalko) is covered head to toe with giant red ant's in a brief shot, we are to assume he died.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The ending onscreen death is pretty sudden, though not gory, as the main villain disintegrates onscreen at the hands of a creepy-looking Alien.
  • In a graveyard, we see walking skeletons, but it turns out to be natives. These natives attack Indy and Mutt. This scene can be frightening to some.
  • The aliens can be frightening, and the entire opening sequence may be slightly disturbing. We see men incinerated in the blast of a rocket sled firing up.

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