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Since the beliefs that parents want to instill in their children can vary greatly, we ask that instead of adding your personal opinions about what is right or wrong in a film, that you instead use this feature to help parents make informed viewing decisions by describing the facts of relevant scenes in the title for each one of the different categories: Sex and Nudity, Violence and Gore, Profanity, Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking, and Frightening/Intense Scenes.
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Sex & Nudity

A woman takes a shower and gets dressed; you can briefly see her breasts in a couple shots.

To a test question a woman asks whether the question is meant to judge whether she is a lesbian.

Violence & Gore

Not a lot of violence, but the violence that Blade Runner does have can be bloody and intense.

A man is shot twice in the chest; he flies backwards in the chair he was sitting in. No blood is seen, but in the Workprint version you can see smoke or steam coming out of an exit wound for a few seconds afterwards.

A man is shot through the back of the head and you can see (from the front) his forehead burst open. Surprisingly little blood is visible.

A man's skull is crushed (not visibly, but a crack is heard) and we see blood come from his eyes as they are pressed in and he screams in agony. The Final Cut, International Cut, and Workprint versions show this on-screen with blood pouring from the eyes of the man being killed. The other versions, U.S. Theatrical Cut and Director's Cut, cut away until the attacker lets go.

A woman is shot in the chest. As she writhes on the ground, she is shot again until she dies. Bloody bullet wounds are visible.

In the Final Cut, International Cut, and Workprint versions a woman briefly lifts a man lying on the ground a bit by hooking his nostrils with her fingers.

A man grabs another man's hand and breaks a couple of his fingers. You can hear the fingers breaking and see the man wince in pain. He later resets his own fingers and you see them bent back at first.

A man has the tip of his ear shot off at close range, with the wound and blood quite visible.

A man hits another man in the face with a metal pipe. You can later see blood on the man's face.

A man intentionally stabs a nail through his own hand. In the Final Cut, International Cut, and Workprint this is seen clearly with a bit of blood. The other versions, U.S. Theatrical Cut and Director's Cut, cut away from this until the nail has already gone through.

Profanity

"Fucker" is heard. In the Final Cut, this has been replaced by "father."

A few other, milder profanities such as "asshole" or "goddamn."

Characters are seen smoking cigarettes and drinking alcoholic beverages in some scenes.

The movie's atmosphere is very dark; Blade Runner takes place in a dystopian Los Angeles in 2019. The last 15 minutes of the movie are extremely intense.

Characters are shot and, in one instance, a character is left hanging off a building by his fingers.

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MPAA:

Rated R for violence and brief nudity (definitive cut); Rated R for violence. (1991 version)

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) / Canada:A (Nova Scotia) / Canada:AA (Ontario) / Canada:PA (Manitoba) / Italy:T / USA:R (Definitive Cut) / Germany:12 (re-rating) (2007) / Brazil:14 / West Germany:16 (f) / Portugal:M/12 / Ireland:15A / New Zealand:M / Denmark:15 (original rating) / Spain:13 / UK:15 (video rating) (1986) / Argentina:16 / Australia:M / Chile:18 / Finland:K-16 / France:-12 / Ireland:15 / Israel:PG / Japan:R-15 (director's cut) / Netherlands:16 (director's cut) / Norway:15 / Peru:18 / Singapore:NC-16 / South Korea:18 / Sweden:15 / UK:AA (original rating) / USA:R / Norway:16 (original rating) / Iceland:16


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