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Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)

Parents guide

Love Actually

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for sexuality, nudity and language

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Moderate
  • Violence & Gore:
    None
  • Profanity:
    Moderate
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    None

Sex & Nudity

Moderate
274 of 894 found this moderate
Explicit sex scene on a porn set with lengthy female breast nudity in a sitting & rocking sex act. Very graphic.
Explicit cowgirl sex scene on a porn set with female breast & buttocks nudity & detailed sexual directives to move her bare nipples closer to the man's head followed by her nude breasts hitting his face. This scene is very graphic.
Several scantily clad sexualized females are featured in a Music Video with close camera body shots of breast cleavage, seductive lip licking & a crotch shot of a female drummer's spread legs & exposed panties.
Male voyeurism of sexualized female imagery featuring a female disrobing to her bra & panties as the camera closely pans up & down her exposed body while a male watches in secrecy.
Female breast nudity in a foreplay sex scene of a topless female kissing a male in bed. Female breast nudity in an interrupted sex scene of a topless female answering & talking on the phone.
Explicit oral sex on a porn set with female breast nudity & fellatio.

Violence & Gore

None
307 of 348 found this to have none
A man's car accidentally collides with another car, denting the side. However there no serious damage.
A woman is nearly attacked by her mentally disabled brother. He punches at her but she blocks them with her hands. This is quite sudden and intense.

Profanity

Moderate
171 of 354 found this moderate
10 uses of 'fuck', 7 uses of 'shit', 1 use of 'damn', 6 uses of 'ass/arse', 1 use of 'bitch', 4 uses of 'bloody', 1 use of 'bollocks', 2 uses of 'bugger', 5 uses of 'hell', 2 uses of 'cock', 2 uses of 'prick', 2 uses of 'piss', 1 use of 'wank', and 1 use of 'screw'.
There are discriminatory terms. Jamie (Colin Firth) saying 'spaz' in one scene. In other scenes, John (Martin Freeman) describes another as being 'gay as a picnic basket'. John (Gregor Fisher) describes Billy Mack (Bill Nighty) as 'gay as a meatball'. Daniel (Liam Neeson) is told by Karen (Emma Thompson) to stop being a 'cissy', because 'he won't get snogged if he cries all the time'.
Moderate coarse language, including occasional use of the word "fuck". The word is used conversationally and is not used aggressively. Also contains use of mild profanity (e.g. "pissed").

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
206 of 292 found this mild
Billy Mack (Bill Nighty), while on a Saturday morning kids show hosted by Ant and Dec, says, "kids, don't buy drugs, unless you're a rockstar, which means they'll give them to you for free!" Understandably, Ant and Dec have the producers in their earpieces to go to an advert break, with Billy's manager (Gregor Fisher) banging his head on the monitor in embarrassment.
Characters drink alcohol and smoke. A man refers to himself as a recovering heroin addict.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

None
190 of 291 found this to have none
A woman becomes upset when she suspects her husband of infidelity. In another scene, a woman is almost attacked by her mentally ill brother at a hospital. She is unharmed, however, and responds calmly to the situation.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • M
  • Austria
    • 6
  • Brazil
    • 16
  • Bulgaria
    • B
  • Canada
    • 14AAlberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan
    • 14Nova Scotia
    • 13+Québec
  • Denmark
    • A
  • Ecuador
    • 12self-applied
  • Finland
    • K-11
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 6bw
  • Hong Kong
    • IIA
    • IIIDVD rating
    • IIAoriginal rating
  • Hungary
    • 12
  • Iceland
    • L
  • India
    • AMumbai
    • UATV
  • Indonesia
    • DDVD rating
  • Ireland
    • 15
    • 15PGcinema rating
  • Israel
    • 14self-applied
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • PG-12
    • PG12streaming rating
  • Malaysia
    • 18SX
  • Mexico
    • B
    • PG-13DVD rating
  • Netherlands
    • AL
  • New Zealand
    • M
  • Norway
    • A2017
    • 112003
  • Peru
    • 14
  • Philippines
    • R-18
    • R-18self-applied
  • Poland
    • 12
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Russia
    • 16+
  • Saudi Arabia
    • PG12
  • Singapore
    • R(A)
    • PGcut, video rating
    • M18re-rating, video rating
  • South Africa
    • 16self-applied
  • South Korea
    • 15Asian edition, DVD rating
    • 182013
  • Spain
    • AICAA
    • 16Netflix
  • Sweden
    • 7

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