Why is into the wild rated R?

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Is Into the Wild movie OK for kids?
Is Into the Wild appropriate for high school?

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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

Sex & Nudity

Severity? 10 59 93 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 18 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 37 30 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 9 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 29 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.

Is Into the Wild movie OK for kids?

This excellent documentary is not meant for kids.

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.