A Perfect Murder (1998) - Parents Guide Movie Rating

MPA: R BBFC: 15 Maturity Rating 16+

MPAA Reason: Rated R for violence, sexuality and language.

Sex & Nudity

mild

Two scenes of a married woman and her male lover having sex in an art studio. They are seen rolling around on the bed and some thrusting. Implied cunnilingus is seen. Nudity includes only bare-chested male. Emily is wearing a shirt and underwear. A part of her buttocks is seen. A nude statue is shown in two scenes. A painting shows rear nudity including buttocks. Woman takes a bath. She is seen from her ankles up to most of her legs and from her head down to her neck. Then again, from her feet up and from her head down in the bathtub. Man takes a shower. Part of his bare back is shown on a mirror, and he's shown from his head down to both his side shoulders.

Violence & Gore

moderate

A man and a woman struggle. She stabs him with a sharp object in the neck. Blood spatters on her. A dead man with a stab wound lies in a pool of blood. Emily pulls out a knife at Steven, thinking it was somebody else. Steven and Emily fight. She hits him over the head and he bleeds. Then he throws her over the room, but she shoots him twice with a gun before he can hit her.

Profanity

moderate

2 uses of "ass", 1 use of "goddamn", 6 uses of "fuck", 2 uses of "balls", 1 use of "damn", 3 uses of "hell", 1 use of "shit", 4 uses of "Oh, my God" and 1 use of "Oh, Jesus".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

mild

Some random smoking and drinking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

mild

Steven learns on the phone that David had taped him the day he hired him to kill his wife. Then David orders Steven to meet him. Steven disappears like a ghost after he gives David the rest of the money ($400,000 in cash) that he withdrew from the bank of New York. When David is on the train in a private cabin, Steven hides behind a door in which he appears suddenly and stabs David.