Parents Guide for
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) More at IMDbPro »

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There is a short scene in the beginning where apes kill their prey and another scene where they kill another ape. Nothing explicit. A few references to humans being killed, though not shown nor described graphically.

Very mild language presented. Words shown are a few 'hells' and 'damns'. Said quickly and casually in conversation.

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There is some intensity where HAL, a robot, kills 3 hibernating stronauts by cutting off their life supports. We also see an astronaut floating in space, supposedly after being hit by a pod. There is also some tense scenes involving the robot denying one astronaut entrance into a ship, and leaving him to die.

An astronaut travels into a star gate/portal into another dimension. The following colorful visuals accompanied by a haunting music arrangement may be quite disturbing for some viewers.

Even though Its Rated G, some of the music is quite frightening and haunting in some scenes.

Like all of Stanley Kubrick's work, the films plot is very mature and thought provoking. Younger viewers will not understand the complexity of 2001: A Space Odyssey.