Eraser (1996) - Parents Guide Movie Rating

Eraser
MPA: R BBFC: 15 Maturity Rating 16+
MPAA Reason
Rated R for violent action throughout and some language.
BBFC Reason
Contains strong violence and language
BBFC Ratings info
ERASER is a US crime drama in which a witness protection agent becomes suspicious of his co-workers. Violence: Strong violence includes shootings which result in strong bloody injury detail. Language: There is use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'hell', 'shit' and 'damn'.

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Sex & Nudity

none

DeGuerin shoots a witness and it looks like he's resuscitating her as she slowly dies. Nothing sexual implied. Eraser/John walks into a gay bar. A gay man, looking at Eraser and the bartender, says to the bartender, "He looks rough," implying that Eraser and the bartender are a couple.

Violence & Gore

severe

John Kruger kills several bad guys in a house in the beginning. Kruger kills several bad guys on a plane and jumps out with a parachute, and the plane explodes. Lee Cullen smashes a coffee pot over Sergei's head and then kicks him. DeGuerin is stabbed in the arm. We see a gory closeup of him pulling the weapon out of his arm. There's a massive final shootout on docks in which many bad guys are shot and killed and several explosions occur. A bad guy is shot in the eye through a sniper rifle scope, and others are shot with rail guns. A group of men enter a house and kill several attackers inside. There's a shootout in a zoo, and a tank full of crocodiles is shot and breaks open. The crocodiles kill several bad guys, and one graphically bites off an bad guy's arm. Kruger shoots one of the crocodiles in the head (blood spurts). Kruger and DeGuerin fight on a large metal crate suspended in the air by a chain. There's a shootout between several men in a building, and some men are shot and killed. Johnny is subject to electroshock therapy in order to restimulate his heart while conscious due to removing a heart monitoring device connecting him to a heart monitor. William Donohue shoots himself; some blood drips from his mouth. DeGuerin, Harper and his men in a car are hit by a train. The car explodes, but no corpses or blood can be seen.

Profanity

moderate

10 uses of 'fuck,' 7-8 uses of 'damn' (in all its forms), around 5 uses of 'hell,' 4 uses of 'ass,' and several separate uses of 'shit' and 'bitch.' 2 uses of 'screw', both used in a non-sexual context. 2 uses of 'piss', both in referring to being angry. 5 uses of damn proceeded by God Other words include: 'shit', and 'bitch'.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

mild

In a bar scene several men are seen holding drinks. A man smokes cigarettes several times throughout the film.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

moderate

The opening house attack scene is pretty intense. The final, massive shootout is brutal and intense. The zoo shootout is pretty intense and a little gory.