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Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Parents guide

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated PG for sci-fi violence and brief mild language

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

Sex & Nudity

None
408 of 456 found this to have none
Human women in revealing bikinis.

Violence & Gore

Mild
226 of 331 found this mild
Darth Vader lifts a man off the floor by the man's throat, interrogating him, and subsequently strangles him to death before throwing him to the floor. The sound of bones being crushed can be heard as the man is strangled. No blood or disfigurement is shown.
Darth Vader is shown to telekinetically strangle a man half to death. We see and hear the victim moan and writhe, struggling to breathe until Vader releases him.
Obi-Wan Kenobi cuts off the arm of an attacker with his lightsaber who was threatening him with a gun. In this scene, the severed arm is shown lying on the ground with some blood around and in it.
There are numerous scenes of gunplay, all of which leave no visible wounds.

Profanity

None
237 of 350 found this to have none
There are two uses of "Damn", and two of "Hell" (d*mn fool; What the h*ll are you doing?)
Two uses of "hell," and two uses of "damn" respectively.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
203 of 303 found this mild
When Luke and Ben go in a bar there's loads of Aliens and creatures drinking and some smoking a pipe.
There is a scene early on in the film set at a bar. Numerous characters are drinking unidentified beverages, presumed to be alcoholic. One character in the scene is seen smoking a hookah, and another appears to be smoking a cigarette on a holder.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
220 of 287 found this mild
There are some mild perilous scenes, but mild compared to subsequent sequels. This one is a movie about teamwork and the good jedis, such as Obi-Wan and Luke.
(At around 50 min) Han Solo's fight scene in the bar leaves a smoking husk of alien on a table.
In the final battle's trench run, Luke's wingmen are killed or forced to disengage one by one by Darth Vader pursuing and shooting them.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • Atp
  • Australia
    • PG
    • NRCoriginal rating
  • Belgium
    • AL/Tousrecommended rating
  • Brazil
    • LivreTrilogy Special Edition cinema rating - 1997, TV rating - 2002
    • 10re-rating
    • 12original video re-release rating - 2005, video rating - 1991
  • Bulgaria
    • B
  • Canada
    • GBritish Columbia/Quebec
    • PGManitoba/Ontario
    • 14original rating, Nova Scotia
    • PGNova Scotia, special edition
  • Chile
    • TE
  • Colombia
    • T
  • Czech Republic
    • U
  • Denmark
    • 12
    • 11special edition
  • Ecuador
    • 7+self-applied
  • Egypt
    • Gself-applied
  • Finland
    • K-7original rating
    • K-122015, re-rating
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 61997, special edition
  • Greece
    • K-8
  • Hong Kong
    • I
  • Hungary
    • 12
  • Iceland
    • Loriginal rating
    • LHoriginal version
    • Lspecial edition
  • India
    • U
    • UA1997, Special Edition
    • U1978, original cut
  • Indonesia
    • 13+self-applied
  • Ireland
    • G
  • Israel
    • 7+self-applied
  • Italy
    • Tcertificate #91543
  • Japan
    • G
  • Lithuania
    • V
  • Malaysia
    • U
  • Maldives
    • 12+
  • Mexico
    • AA
  • Nepal
    • U
  • Netherlands
    • AL
    • 12DVD/Blu-Ray rating
  • New Zealand
    • PG
  • Nigeria
    • G
  • Norway
    • 92024, re-rating
    • 111997, special edition, cinema rating
    • 121977, cinema rating
  • Peru
    • Apt

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