Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Poster

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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for western violence and brief sensuality
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • A man grabs a woman's buttocks.
  • A female main character is sexualized and objectified by several men throughout in one way or another.
  • A woman is told to allow men to grab her butt and act as if it is not a big deal.
  • A woman is said to have worked as a prostitute.
  • A man tears an article of clothing from a woman, revealing cleavage.
  • A woman and man lie together, the man caresses her and eventually removes her top; only her bare back (and side view, a bit of bare right breast) is seen. Also kissing.
  • A man barges into a room a woman is bathing in, nothing is seen. This woman is later seen with only a towel on, but nothing is revealed.

Violence & Gore

  • A bullet wound in a man's side is shown close up. Brief and not very gory.
  • In several scenes, many men are gunned down, but there is no blood spatter. In some scenes, the aftermath of a shootout is seen with moderate blood.
  • A man is shot in the eye. It is brief, but there is blood spatter.
  • A young woman, a young man, a boy, and their father are all shot and killed. The younger boy's death is not shown, but his body is later seen.

Profanity

  • 'God' is said once.
  • 'Wh*re' is said at least twice.
  • 'Shit' is said twice. Not more than 1 or 2 uses of 'Ass' 'Bastard' and 'Son of a bitch'
  • Minimal uses of 'Hell' and 'Damn'

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A bartender smokes a cigar.
  • A scene takes place in a small rough bar.
  • A man smokes a cigarette while talking to a woman.
  • A man lights and smokes a cigar while talking to another man, and then pour and drinks a glass of liquor.
  • A few men smoke and drink liquor as they play cards.
  • A man and woman drink at an empty restaurant bar.
  • There are several instances of cigar smoking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The climax is intense.
  • Some people may be disturbed by the bloody and occasionally gory violence, and the fact that one of the main characters kills a child.
  • The funeral scene is quite upsetting

Spoilers

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Taglines | Plot Summary | Synopsis | Plot Keywords


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