The Edge (1997) - Parents Guide Movie Rating

The Edge
MPA: R BBFC: 15 Maturity Rating 16+
MPAA Reason
Rated R for language and some adventure gore/violence.
BBFC Reason
Contains strong language, threat and bloody injury detail
BBFC Ratings info
THE EDGE is a thriller in which a billionaire and his companions find themselves stranded in the wilderness. Language: There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'). Threat: Scenes of threat include people being pursued and attacked by a Kodiak bear. Injury detail: Scenes of bloody injury detail include a man being impaled on a spike. There is a verbal reference to 'snorting coke off a girl's hip bones'.

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Sex & Nudity

none

A girl wears a nightgown covering nipples.

Violence & Gore

severe

only a few violent scenes but they are super graphic as well as the gore in this film however it is part of the story a bear attacks a man a helicopter crashes in the water killing 2 people a bear eats a man A flock of birds fly into a plane propeller. Some of the birds explode into showers of gore and some splatters of blood are seen over the plane. The bear gets impaled on a large spear; some blood is seen. A man falls into a pit, impaling his leg on a spike of wood; we see some closeups of the wound. A man gets killed by a bear; he's covered with blood and we see a wound on his leg.

Profanity

moderate

About 10-15 uses of the f-word, including around 2 or 3 uses of "motherfucker".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

mild

Brief smoking and drinking. Coke reference.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

moderate

Lots of intense, particularly the initial crash and the night bear attack.