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Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher in The Guardian (2006)

Parents guide

The Guardian

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    None
  • Violence & Gore:
    Mild
  • Profanity:
    Moderate
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Moderate

Sex & Nudity

None
17 of 33 found this to have none
Cleavage is seen in bar scene.
Two people who are not married sleep together twice. See on the bed twice.
if at all. No nudity, other than Jake shirtless.

Violence & Gore

Mild
14 of 18 found this mild
Intense Crash Sequence
In the beginning, a man suffers severe head trauma. One-half of his face is completely bloody. There are several flashbacks throughout the rest of the movie showing this man with the bloody face. Somewhat graphic.
A new recruit, William Hodges, breaks an officer's nose, causing it to bleed.
There are two bar fight scenes. The first involves more people and lasts longer - the second is less severe, but still present. Some blood is shown, at least one man is knocked unconscious.

Profanity

Moderate
10 of 23 found this moderate
1 use of fucking (I could use a fucking drink), 4 uses of shit, 8 uses of ass, 5 uses of hell, 1 use of goddamnit, 1 use of damn, 1 use of "Jesus Christ" 1 use of "Jesus", 1 use of "for the love of god".
3 Uses of Damn, Hell, Ass, and Shit.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
11 of 15 found this mild
Many of the scenes take place in various bars, and show people drinking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
8 of 16 found this moderate
The whole jist of this movie is intense
Several intense rescue scenes.
Near the beginning, there is a crash scene, involving human casualties (one is a young boy, roughly 16 years old).

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • Atp
  • Australia
    • M
  • Brazil
    • 12
  • Canada
    • PG-13self-applied
  • Egypt
    • Rself-applied
  • Finland
    • K-11
    • K-12/9
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12
  • Hong Kong
    • IIA
  • Hungary
    • 12
  • Iceland
    • 12
  • India
    • UA
  • Ireland
    • 12A
  • Israel
    • 12self-applied
  • Italy
    • T
  • Malaysia
    • U
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • New Zealand
    • M
  • Norway
    • 12VOD
    • 15cinema rating
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Russia
    • 16+
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • South Africa
    • 10self-applied
  • South Korea
    • 12
  • Spain
    • 7
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • Taiwan
    • 6+
  • United Kingdom
    • 12DVD rating
    • 12Aoriginal rating
  • United States
    • PG-13certificate #41893

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