Snatch (2000) - Parents Guide Movie Rating

MPA: R BBFC: 15 Maturity Rating 16+

MPAA Reason: Rated R for strong violence, language and some nudity.

BBFC Reason: very strong language, strong violence, discrimination, nudity, suicide SNATCH is a crime comedy drama, from 2000, in which a pair of boxing promoters find themselves in the debt of a notorious gangster.

BBFC Ratings info: SNATCH is a crime comedy drama, from 2000, in which a pair of boxing promoters find themselves in the debt of a notorious gangster Discrimination: The main characters express their dislike and distrust of 'pikeys' and 'gyppos', who are depicted in a negatively stereotypical manner. There is also stereotyping of Jews. There are uses of 'faggot'. The film itself does not endorse discrimination. Language: There is infrequent use of very strong language ('c**t') and more frequent strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'), as well as other terms such as 'pussy' and 'Jesus'. Nudity: There is sexualised breast nudity. Violence: There are regular scenes of bare-knuckle boxing, as well as other violence involving baseball bats, blades and guns, sometimes with resulting bloody detail. A gangster punishes another by hammering a nail into his chest, although infliction is off-screen. Suicide: There is a scene of suicide by gunshot. Threat, drug references and sex references are moderate. There are scenes of hare coursing, as well as the aftermath of a dog fight.

Sex & Nudity

mild

Posters and paintings of nude women can be seen a few times Make breast nudity in boxing ring - areoles and large nipples exposed. A scene in a strip bar where all the women are topless and wearing bottoms. Three men play with cards with pictures of nude women. Breasts and nipples visible.

Violence & Gore

moderate

A man is accidentally impaled by his own sword during a car accident. A man frequently references feeding his victims to pigs. Two black men (wearing balaclavas) rob a small bank. The bank woman takes his shotgun and shoots the button where the barriers are closed shut. A very short shot of a man killing himself with a gun. The sight of the man putting the gun on his head his shown but the camera pans to the right of a bathroom wall. The gunshot is heard and blood and some brain bits explode on the wall. Almost every death takes place offscreen, with the camera cutting away just in time, or focused on the killer the whole time. A man is shocked by a stun gun, and then another has a plastic bag shoved on his head, implying suffocation. Scene cuts when the bag gets put over. In an unofficial boxing match, two men fight. A man gets knocked out. A man survives getting shot seven times. A man gets beat up with a baseball bat. Camera on beaters and you hear grunting noises A long boxing match is shown. Some bruises A man is accidentally shot A man is killed with shotguns. Three black men are captured and are interrogated. A man is about to shoot a dog, but doesn't. As he takes a look at the diamond, the dog takes it and the man shoots everywhere making the dog run away.

Profanity

severe

159 uses of "fuck", 6 uses of "shit", 5 uses of "ass", 3 uses of "pussy", 2 uses of "faggot", and 2 uses of "dick". And 6 uses of "bollocks", 3 uses of "Jesus" 1 use of "hell", 1 use of "damn" and 2 uses of "cunt"

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

mild

There are multiple scenes of drinking, mostly minor however. Some smoking of cigars.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

mild

Some scenes of murder, gun-pointing and robbery here and there. Although the film has scenes of crime, but nothing frightening or horrifying. It is all funny. The film is comedic in tone. Mickey's caravan is on fire whilst his mother was sleeping.