The Fisher King (1991) - Parents Guide Movie Rating
- MPAA Reason
- Rated R for language and violence.
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Sex & Nudity
mildExtended scene of full-frontal male nudity. Graphic. A woman is given an adult VHS film and we can box art is shown, but explicit details cannot be made out. A man jokingly proposed to have sex with a woman to make babies and mentions his penis. Robin Williams' character appears completely naked in one scene. The scene is set at night though, and his penis is obscured in shadow. Male full rear and frontal nudity. A man and a woman embrace and he pulls up her blouse. They then begin to make out and the scene ends. Sex is implied. There are a couple close-up shots of a woman's cleavage. Two men are assumed to be naked in the final scene. However, no male nudity is shown.
Violence & Gore
moderateA dead body is shown after being shot through the head with a shotgun; very brief but extremely graphic. Bloody images from a massacre are shown on TV. We then hear that a man shot up a bar and then killed himself. A man intends to commit suicide at one point. A man is beaten by a couple of thugs who pour gasoline over him. The man is rescued, but his arm is briefly ablaze later on. A man is stabbed and beat by two young men. He is later shown heavily bandaged in a hospital. A woman's face is blown right off by a shotgun and blood and brains gush over her fiance. A flashback to a massacre is shown. A man comes into a bar, and starts firing bullets. One hits a woman in the back of the head, and suddenly her husband's face is covered in her blood and brains as he cries in horror. It's a very harrowing scene.
Profanity
severeFaggot is used a few times. Hell and balls are used. The F-word is said 40-50 times. The s-word said pretty frequently though.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
mildThe main character rolls and smokes a marijuana cigarette. The main character is seen smoking several times. The main character drinks whisky in the morning. He is shown later to be drinking beer while watching TV and appears to be drunk. Two women smoke and drink together and become slightly drunk. Minor smoking. Some drinking.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
severeThe first time the ruins where the homeless gather are shown can be frightening. The massacre flashback is a harrowing and disturbing scene. The assault on a homeless man is frightening.