Parents Guide for
The Life of David Gale (2003) More at IMDbPro »

**Some of the scenes with nudity also include violence/gore and frightening/intense scenes. Refer to those categories for more information**

A college professor has rough sex with one of his students. He is seen ripping off her g-string underwear (her butt cheeks are briefly shown from the side), then there is thrusting from behind and she tells him to "do it hard" and "bite my shoulder." He thrusts for about 30-45 seconds, groans and finishes. No nudity is seen (his pants are down but we don't see anything and she is in her bra).

A couple have sex with slow, rhythmic thrusting and light kissing. They are obviously naked, but we don't see anything. The sheet is covering the man from the waist down, and we see the side of the woman's body, but we do not see her breasts (they are blocked by the man's arm). The scene is a very emotional one for reasons in the film, and she softly cries and pleads with him to "stay in her."

A videotape shows a fully nude woman (breasts, buns clearly visible and glimpses of frontal slightly shown) lying on a floor. She is handcuffed and it is believed that she was raped. We see various clips of this footage numerous times throughout the film, showing different angles, etc.

A photograph shows a nude woman lying face down (we see her bare backside).

A woman tells a couple about a video that costs "50 bucks, 'cause you can see my tits."

A couple references to a woman having a man's semen inside her.

A videotape shows a fully nude woman handcuffed, lying in a floor with a garbage bag sealed over her head. We see her struggle for a few seconds, hear her feet kicking, and see the bag being sucked against her face as she suffocates and dies. She then is seen lying still, face-down on the floor.

The process of a murder is described in detail a couple times. The murder involves a person being handcuffed, forced to swallow the key, having their mouth taped shut and a bag sealed over their head so the person suffocates.

Several pictures of executions are briefly shown. We see dead men strapped to an electric chair, with blood and other matter splattered around them, dripping from their heads.

A man injures his hand by angrily ripping out a pay phone.

Numerous conversations about capital punishment, murder, rape, and death.

Around 17 F-words, about 5 religious profanities ("goddamn"), numerous milder profanities (shit, ass, hell, etc.), several religous exclaimations (Jesus' name is abused, "Oh, my God") and sexual references (dick, tits, screw, etc.)

We frequently see or hear about a man's alcohol abuse about halfway into the film. We see him drinking at work, home, and in a bar, we see him drunk out on the street a couple times, and we see him attend an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting once. Some references to being "on the wagon/off the wagon." A man smokes in several scenes.