Gorillas in the Mist (1988) - Parents Guide Movie Rating

MPA: PG-13 BBFC: 12 Maturity Rating 13+

Sex & Nudity

mild

A few intimate scenes, no sex. Sigourney Weaver and her lover are seen in a bathtub together, no nudity is shown.

Violence & Gore

moderate

Dian Fossey (Sigourney Weaver) is studying why the gorillas are dissapearing. She finds out they have been hunted by pochers and skinned for their fur. She visits a place where this was being done and there are many gorillas skinned completely hanging upside down. There are a few protests staged by enviromentalists, police have to use their little clubs to control the crowd. No blood is seen just a few hits. A white woman threatens to lynch a black man who poached a gorilla. He is seen standing on a chair with a noose around his neck in front of a crowd of spectators who are visibly upset. When she kicks the chair over, it is revealed that the noose wasn't tied to the tree.

Profanity

mild

Damn and Shit are said mainly, also Asshole and Bitch. One use of the F-word A few uses of Hell.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

mild

Small amounts of alcohol are drunken on occasion. A few characters smoke but nothing extreme. Drugs are not even mentioned

Frightening & Intense Scenes

moderate

A white woman threatens to lynch a black man who poached a gorilla. He is seen standing on a chair with a noose around his neck in front of a crowd of spectators who are visibly upset. When she kicks the chair over, it is revealed that the noose wasn't tied to the tree.