Into the Wild 2022 parents guide

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Certification
Sex & Nudity (6)
Violence & Gore (3)
Profanity (1)
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking (3)
Frightening & Intense Scenes (2)
Spoilers (3)

MPAA

Rated R for language and some nudity

Certification

Argentina:13
Australia:M
Austria:10
Brazil:12
Canada:14A
Canada:G (Quebec)
Denmark:11
Finland:K-11
France:Tous publics
Germany:12
Hungary:12
Iceland:7
India:U (TV)
India:16 (self-applied)
India:A (video)
Indonesia:21 (self-applied)
Ireland:15A
Italy:VM14
Malaysia:U
Mexico:B15
Netherlands:12
Norway:11
Philippines:R-16
Poland:16 (self-applied)
Portugal:M/12
Russia:16+
Singapore:NC-16
Singapore:M18 (TV rating)
South Africa:13 (L)
South Korea:15
Spain:7 (ICAA)
Sweden:7
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva)
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)
Turkey:7+ (self-applied)
United Kingdom:15
United States:R (certificate #43620)
United Arab Emirates:18+ (self-applied)

Sex & Nudity

Severity? 10 60 94 90

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There is a bit of non-sexual nudity.
A woman is topless for an entire scene. (Non sexual)
Very brief a couple is shown having sex. Bare breasts are shown.
Brief glimpses of breasts.
A man is seen floating in a river while fully nude and his crotch can be seen.
Two men drive by a nudist camp, where several people are seen completely naked. Two fully nude women are seen walking, their genitals and pubic region are clearly visible. This is brief.

Violence & Gore

Severity? 4 47 19 6

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Chris gets beaten up by a railroad guard, who issues a death threat. He is later seen with a black eye and bloody lip.
Kevin gets smacked in the face at a bar. (not really violent).
Also very intense and bloody scene was when Chris shoots a moose and cut it into pieces with a knife. This scene is very graphic and realistic, with realistic sounds and gore as he cuts it up and tries to cook it.

Profanity

Severity? 2 38 31 12

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13 uses of "fuck", 5 uses of "shit", 1 slang term using male genitals ("pricks"), 1 use of "ass."

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Severity? 4 44 10 2

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A couple is shown smoking weed.
There are two scenes that are in a bar. One involves Chris and Wayne being drunk.
There are hippies that are referenced as "dope smokers" and are seen smoking for a couple of seconds.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Severity? 4 30 35 7

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When Chris is beaten up on the railroad it is pretty intense, and could upset sensitive people.
Flashbacks show Chris' dysfuntional family life include parents yelling, as well as grabbing each other. Can be quite intense

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Sex & Nudity

A girl is seen lying on a bed in just her undershirt and panties, she asks a young man to have sex with her, but he refuses since she's underage.

Violence & Gore

Chris accidentally eats a poisonous plant after mistaking it for a different one, he attempts to vomit it out, but to no avail and ends up starving to death. This scene is more emotional than graphic.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

The last 10 minutes of the movie is very intense and upsetting. Chris gets sick and eventually starves to death. You see him progressively get thinner and weaker, and eventually he delivers his last line of dialogue and cries and screams. This is the most intense and emotional scene.

Why is in the wild rated R?

“Into the Wild” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It has profanity, brief nudity and some violent or otherwise upsetting scenes. Opens today in New York and Los Angeles. Directed by Sean Penn; written by Mr.

Is Into the Wild appropriate for high school?

The book, Into the Wild, by John Krakauer, is an excellent nonfiction text for students in grades 10 – 12.

Is the book Into the Wild appropriate for middle school?

A Jon krakauer book This book has manny things in it like violence, swearing, drinking, and other things younger children shouldn't read. The right age of someone to read this book is around 16.

Is Call of the Wild OK for 8 year old?

The Call of the Wild is rated PG for some violence, peril, and mild language, so kids younger than 10 could enjoy it, depending how they react to those things. At 1 hour and 40 minutes, the length isn't bad, but there are some parts that do run slow.

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