All the Kind Strangers (1974) - Parents Guide Movie Rating

MPA: NR BBFC: PG Maturity Rating 7+

BBFC Reason: Contains mild threat

Sex & Nudity

mild

A man is shirtless. A woman wears a revealing nightgown. A mute teenage girl flirts with an adult man. A woman dying during childbirth is mentioned.

Violence & Gore

mild

*This is an early 1970's television film so there is no gore and a very low level of violence.* A boy carves a willow switch so that his brother can be spanked by their new "father". A deer is shot and then eaten. A woman finds a rattlesnake on her bed. The snake becomes frightened and begins shaking its tail, and a teenage boy comes into the room and shoots it. A man standing in a canoe is knocked unconscious when a boy swims under it, tipping it over as a joke. A man and a woman are hunted by dogs and later held at gunpoint by a boy. A man and woman are trapped on a farm against their will. It's implied that any previous stand-ins were murdered by Peter. The death of both real parents is talked about.

Profanity

none

None.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

moderate

It's said that the children's father was a bootlegger who sold moonshine, and that after his wife died he drank a bunch of it, rolled off the roof and died.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

mild

many viewers may find this film to actually be funny, but it could be frightening to younger viewers.