Parents Guide for
American Beauty (1999) More at IMDbPro »

Sex & Nudity: 8/10

One sex scene that is brief but still quite graphic mostly due to the very loud sex talk. No nudity, but with vigorous thrusting.

There a three sequences where an older man fantasizes about a teenage girl. During the first the teenage girl opens her cheer-leading shirt to reveal her breasts. When she does, however, they are obscured by many flying rose petals. During his second fantasy, the girl lies nude, with rose petals covering all vital areas. The third fantasy she is in a bathtub (no nudity) again covered in rose petals. The older man reaches under the water towards her crotch and she moans pleasurably. After the third sequence the man is shown masturbating under the covers, though this is not graphic at all.

A man masturbates in the shower. He is seen nude from behind and his arm moves rythmically.

An older man and a teenage girl begin to have sex. He opens her shirt and her breasts are shown. However they stop when she says she is a virgin.

A 16 year old girl reveals her breasts to her boyfriend from her bedroom window. Her bare breasts are seen, but the scene is not supposed to be sexual but a sweet and emotional moment.

A 16 year old girl looks at pictures of breast augmentation on the internet.

A man works out naked. His bare buttocks can be seen.

A young mans bare butt is shown.

A man see's his son with an older man and thinks his son is performing fellatio, but they are not.

Sexual references throughout.

Violence & Nudity: 5/10

A teenager is pummeled in the face by his father in two scenes. In one of these, he is left with a bloody face.

A woman slaps herself several times in frustration. On another occasion, she slaps her daughter.

In one sequence a man is shot in the head. There is the sound of the gun and a spray of blood on the wall. Then his blood-soaked head is shown lying a a large pool of blood.

Profanity: 9/10

The F-word is used twenty times. The S-word is used eight times. Once clear and aggressive use of Cunt. Sexual acts are described in vulgar terms. Religious exclamations are used. Several different slurs for gay men are used on three occasions.

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: 8/10

A teenager is a drug dealer who smokes marijuana with his girlfriend and her father. Teenage girls are shown smoking pot in car. A man smokes a joint while driving. Some alcohol drinking.

Frightening/Intense Scenes: 4/10

A man beats his son up twice.

A gun shot and blood spatter might make some people jump.

0-5: Suitable for everyone (Care Bears). 5-10: Take some caution with young children. (The Incredibles). 10-20: Suitable for children 8 years and over (Gremlins). 20-25: Recommended for mature audiences (Titanic). 25-30: Suitable for children over 13 (The Dark Knight). 30-40: Recommended for people 17 years and over (THIS). 40-50: Absolutely Adults Only (Cannibal Holocaust).



Total Explicit Content: 34/50

Recommended For People 17 Years And Over