Parents Guide for
Blade Runner (1982)

A woman takes a shower and gets dressed; You can briefly see her breasts in a couple shots.

To a test question a woman asks whether the question is meant to judge whether she is a lesbian.

Not a lot of violence, but the violence that Blade Runner does have can be bloody.

A man is shot twice in the chest; He flies backwards in the chair he was sitting in. (No blood)

A woman is shot twice in the back; You can see bloody bullet wounds.

A man is shot through the back of the head and you can see (from the front) his forehead burst open.

A man grabs another man's head in his hands and crushes it off-screen.

A woman is shot in the chest; As she writhes on the ground, she is shot again until she dies. (Bloody bullet wounds visible)

A man grabs another man's hand and breaks a couple of his fingers; You can hear the fingers breaking and see the man wince in pain.

A man hits another man in the face with a metal pipe; You can later see blood on the man's face.

A man has a nail stabbed through his hand (very graphic).

One use of the f-word (this word is replaced with "father" in the final cut version), a few other, milder profanities such as "a--hole" or "g--d---".

Characters are seen smoking cigarettes and drinking alcoholic beverages in a couple scenes.

The movie's atmosphere is very dark; Blade Runner takes place in a dystopian Los Angeles in 2019. The last 15 minutes of the movie are somewhat intense.

characters are shot and hung off buildings