Parents Guide for
The Golden Compass (2007) More at IMDbPro »

There is no nudity and no sex or sexual references or innuendos.

There is plenty of violence involving the forces of Good vs. Evil. Characters are shot and stabbed and killed. There is a single scene that depicts gore towards the middle/end of the movie. A bear's jaw is ripped off in a fight, and then the bear is killed.

There is no profanity.

There is no drug use or smoking. There are some scenes with characters having a glass of wine. In one scene, the child, Lyra, drinks a sip of wine, but spits it out again. In the scene where we meet Lorek he drinks whiskey and talks about being drunk. Also, an "Ice Bear" (a polar bear) works to get whiskey, but it is pointed out by Lyra, the main character, that he shouldn't waste his time working for whiskey and that it's pathetic.

A child is seen in a distraught state after having his soul ripped away. There is also a fight scene in the last few minutes of the movie.

There is an escape scene where Lyra realizes she is in danger, and that many people are trying to kidnap her that is quite intense for younger viewers.

In one scene, a kidnapper asks Lyra to remove her shoulder bag, but Lyra refuses. They get in a fight, and their "demons" begin fighting, and Lyra appears to be choking for a moment. It can be an intense scene for viewers under 13.

There is another scene where Lyra and her daemon are caged and the scientists are attempting to separate here from her daemon. This is a bit intense and disturbing, especially after having seen the distraught child earlier.