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Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)

Parents guide

Law & Order

Content rating

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

Sex & Nudity

Mild
18 of 32 found this mild
Some episodes of the show has one scene of a strip club.
Some episodes contain sexual content including non graphic sex scenes that don't include nudity or strong sexual innuendos or themes.
Many episodes include implications of sexual situations, rape, or sexually induced crimes or motives for murders.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
16 of 29 found this moderate
TV-14 violence type: blood and graphic.
A dead body is seen in almost every episode, very frequently blood is shown and it can sometimes be graphic.
People being shot, stabbed, strangled, or shown being killed is sometimes included in episodes, although it is more common that bodies are found after being killed.

Profanity

Mild
19 of 26 found this mild
In 'Good Girl' and 'DWB', there's the use of the racial slur 'n*****'. Rare use of it in prime time television.
"God," "crap," "hell," "damn," and "bastard" respectively.
Mild television language including hell, dammit, damn, god damn, crap, bastard, etc.
The Reaper's Helper has 1 use of fag.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Moderate
17 of 24 found this moderate
Some episodes include drug related crimes or murders, although it is very rare drugs will be used or shown in use on the show. There is also casual drinking and smoking of characters throughout the series

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
18 of 26 found this moderate
For mature teens and older.
Since the show is about solving murders, some story lines can be very scary or upsetting.
There is a very intense and dark feel throughout the show and it's story lines.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • M
    • MA15+some episodes
  • Brazil
    • 14
    • 12some episodes
    • 16some episodes
  • Canada
    • TV-14
    • GQuebec
  • Denmark
    • 15
  • Finland
    • K-16
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12DVD rating
  • Iceland
    • 12some episodes
  • Italy
    • BA
    • T
    • VM16self-applied
  • Japan
    • G
  • Mexico
    • B15
  • Netherlands
    • 6
  • Norway
    • 15
  • Poland
    • 15DVD rating
  • Singapore
    • PG
    • PG13season 12
    • M18season 5
  • South Africa
    • 13
  • Spain
    • 13
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • Turkey
    • 13+
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
    • PGseason 3 DVD
    • 15seasons 1-2 DVD
  • United States
    • TV-14
    • TV-PGsome episodes

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