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Parents Guide for
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Since the beliefs that parents want to instill in their children can vary greatly, we ask that instead of adding your personal opinions about what is right or wrong in a film, that you instead use this feature to help parents make informed viewing decisions by describing the facts of relevant scenes in the title for each one of the different categories: Sex and Nudity, Violence and Gore, Profanity, Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking, and Frightening/Intense Scenes.
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Sex & Nudity

Rated PG for sexual content, language, and mild violence. However, parents may want to consider the content below on par with that of a PG-13, today.

The theme of the movie is an older, married woman seducing a 21-year-old man who eventually start having sex in a hotel room

Though sexual intercourse isn't seen, the couple is seen before and after multiple times, and it is a heavily-emphasized theme.

One very possible split-second shot of Mrs. Robinson's breasts. (This most probably depends on which cut and/or media one is viewing. Her bare nipples are clearly visible on some videos and cable transmissions.)

In one scene, Benjamin and Elaine enter a gentleman's club. There, a dancer in her g-string and breasts covered with tassels on her nipples, hovering over Elaine's head.

Violence & Gore

Near the end of the movie, when Benjamin crashes Elaine's wedding, he knocks over her father trying to get to her. He also tries to hit some people with a cross. Mrs. Robinson slaps her daughter repeatedly across the face when she decides to run out of her own wedding.

Profanity

Very Mild for an older PG. 1 usage of the a-word, 1 g-damn, and a couple hells.

Mrs. Robinson uses alcohol to try to seduce Benjamin. They drink repeatedly throughout the movie. Many characters smoke.

The scene where Mrs. Robinson threatens to tell Elaine that she and Ben had previously had an affair is quite intense. Elaine screams and hits Ben. The final scene where the mob inside the church tries to catch Elaine and Ben is intense, as well.

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UK:15 (video rating) / UK:AA (original rating) / USA:Approved (original rating) / USA:PG (re-rating) (1972) / Iceland:L / South Korea:15 / Portugal:M/12 / Brazil:14 / Argentina:16 / Australia:M (re-rating) / Australia:R (original rating) / Canada:AA (Ontario) / Canada:G (Quebec) / Canada:PA (Manitoba) / Chile:18 / Finland:K-16 / Italy:VM14 / Netherlands:AL (original rating) / Netherlands:MG6 (re-rating) / Norway:15 / Singapore:PG / Sweden:15 / West Germany:12 / West Germany:16 (original rating) / Canada:R (Nova Scotia)

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