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Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, Emma Stone, and Andrea Riseborough in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

Parents guide

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for language throughout, some sexual content and brief violence

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

Sex & Nudity

Moderate
126 of 310 found this moderate
A girl is complimented as having a nice butt
There's no actual sex in this movie but there is some crude humor and kissing.
A man is on stage with only underwear on
A woman asks a man if he wants to "fool around with her". He properly declines
A man and a woman kiss backstage, the scene then cuts off implying that they are about to have sex.
A man is shown walking through Times Square in his underwear
A man and a woman are shown in a bed onstage (the man is wearing long johns and a tank top while the woman wears a low-cut nightgown that reveals cleavage); the man tells the woman that he has an erection and wants to have sex with her onstage and in front of an audience but she refuses and struggles to get him off her; he eventually gets out of the bed and we see a pronounced erection through his long underwear.
Two woman kiss. Rather sensual and some what brief.
A male actor strips naked (buttocks only shown) for a costume fitting, while a young woman, implied to be a minor, is watching from a frontal view. He continues to stand there some time while an adult criticized the young woman for staring.
A man and woman express the press's admiration for an actor as desiring to ejaculate on the actor's face.

Violence & Gore

Mild
121 of 171 found this mild
A man's head is hit by a large object. He falls unconscious and a little blood is seen. Later in the film, he is briefly seen wearing a neckbrace.
A character imagines he is a superhero. In the background there's a S.W.A.T. team being shot with blood splashes, explosions, people running and a huge metal bird.

Profanity

Severe
155 of 196 found this severe
140 uses of "fuck". Many other obscenities throughout including: "shit", "dick", "prick", "bitch", "cocksucker", "cock", "douchebag", "tits", "ass", "asshole".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Moderate
102 of 167 found this moderate
A character is shown drunk.
A character is a recovering drug addict.
Riggan smokes pot. Mike and Lesley smoke cigarettes.
Various characters drink and smoke cigarettes. Incongruously, Sam does not smoke.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
85 of 168 found this mild
The main character often has a mental voice in his head speaking too him, and he sometimes hallucinates weird visions. There's a scene where he goes absolutely crazy and starts throwing objects viciously.
The film as as whole mixes surreality with reality and the ending has different interpretations, making it all a bit de realizing

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 16
  • Australia
    • MA15+
  • Austria
    • 10
  • Belgium
    • AL/Tous
  • Brazil
    • 16
  • Canada
    • 14AAlberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan
    • 13+Québec
  • Chile
    • 14
  • Colombia
    • 12
  • Denmark
    • 11
  • Egypt
    • Not Ratedself-applied
  • Finland
    • K-12
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12
  • Hong Kong
    • IIB
  • Hungary
    • 16
  • India
    • ACBFC
    • UAedited TV version
  • Indonesia
    • 18+self-applied
  • Ireland
    • 15A
    • 15DVD rating
  • Israel
    • 14
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • PG12
  • Lithuania
    • N-16
  • Malaysia
    • 18
  • Mexico
    • B1515135-B15
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • New Zealand
    • R16
  • Norway
    • 11
  • Philippines
    • R-13
  • Poland
    • 12self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/14
  • Russia
    • 16+
  • Singapore
    • M18
  • South Africa
    • 16
  • South Korea
    • 18
  • Spain
    • 16
  • Sweden
    • 11
  • Switzerland
    • 12
  • Taiwan
    • R-12
  • Thailand
    • 18+self-applied
  • Turkey
    • 15+
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • TV-14LSV
    • Rcertificate #48807
  • United Arab Emirates
    • 18+self-applied
  • Vietnam
    • C18

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