O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - Parents Guide Movie Rating
- MPAA Reason
- Rated PG-13 for some violence and language.
- BBFC Reason
- moderate violence O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? is a comedy, from 2000, about three escaped convicts.
- BBFC Ratings info
- O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? is a comedy, from 2000, about three escaped convicts. Violence: Scenes featuring moderate violence include escapes from police in which gunfire is exchanged. In one scene cattle are shot at. Characters are hit with a branch, resulting in a little bloody injury, and there are blows exchanged in a fight scene. A character is strung up and whipped and there are threats of hanging. There are infrequent sex references and use of bad language including 'son-of-a-bitch' and 'whore'.
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Sex & Nudity
mild3 women seduce the the three male characters, there is suggestive touching but nothing more. Three women are washing clothes in a river. some cleavage shown. There is one use of the word "fornicate".
Violence & Gore
mildA burning cross tips over at a KKK rally; it's implied that one person is killed. One of the protagonists throws a torch thrown by the police right back at them, landing in hay near an Armored Ammunition Vehicle, which causes the bullets and guns to set off. A man shoots at police and cows (little blood). Bullets are shown striking one of the cows. A car hits a cow. Two men get beaten by a man with a big stick (little blood). A man squishes a frog in his hand, killing it, then throws it away. Pete is whipped by the sheriff's men in an attempt to find out where the other two men are (very little blood). A large burning crucifix falls on a crowd of KKK members, killing one in particular (offscreen). There is a fist fight between two men (unrealistic). One of the men is later hurled out of the store as a result by the proprietor. A surge of water engulfs a house and farm land, killing several men.
Profanity
mildOther ethnic slurs that are used are "darkies", "jews", "colored", "crackers". There are a few uses of " son of a bitch ". 2 uses of 'J_sus' Hell is used. SOB is used throughout the movie. The slur "n_grah" is used; it sounds very close to the N-word. D_mn is used regularly in the first half hour. God D_mn_t is used once in the burning barn as well as several times by various characters including Everett, a radio executive, and Papi O'Dannel (the incumbent governor of Mississippi). Ass is also used a few times (also the use of Smart-ass at least once). Also, Papist is also used once (Papist is a slur towards someone who is Roman Catholic) One character gets baptized, and another character makes fun at him for his beliefs. He also makes light of an off-screen incident in which another character sells his soul to the Devil.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
mildA woman makes a man drink from a container that could appear to contain alcohol. Governor chews on a cigar.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
mildA KKK rally is depicted. This scene features torches, a noose, and a burning cross. A number of death threats are made but never carried out, some police brutality, most of it is in a funny way so it isn't too intense. The KKK rally could be disturbing to some viewers. A bank gets robbed. This scene features an unpredictable robber, frightened bank customers, and loud bursts of gunfire. Much of the violence, while presented in a comedic fashion, is extremely dark/warped/disturbing. A man is sentenced to death. There is also an instance where the African-American guitarist discusses how he "sold his soul to the devil" in order to gain his musical abilities. It is clearly implied that the Sheriff (who always wears dark sunglasses) is Satan himself. Though played for humor, some children might find the skewered and roasted gophers disturbing. A man was whipped and kidnapped by guards could be intense and emotional.