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The War of the Worlds (1953)

Parents guide

The War of the Worlds

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    None
  • Violence & Gore:
    Mild
  • Profanity:
    None
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Mild

Sex & Nudity

None
25 of 26 found this to have none

Violence & Gore

Mild
17 of 23 found this mild
Intense scenes of violence in the Martian invasion scenes. People are incinerated by the Martian death rays, sometimes the ash left over from people lay on the ground. The burning wreckage of a bus can be seen in Los Angeles. Includes themes of panic and the possible end of mankind.

Profanity

None
22 of 24 found this to have none

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
17 of 23 found this mild
Alcohol: None
Brief tobacco use by an adult in the scene at the meteor crater.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
14 of 27 found this mild
The Martian sneak into a farmhouse.
Intense Martian attack sequences with loud, frightening sound effects from the Martian ships and weapons. Large scale depictions of death and destruction as the ships invade the planet and destroy everything in their paths.
Rated PG for sustained sci-fi action and peril, and some frightening images.
People are being vaporized by the Martian death rays.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 13
  • Australia
    • Goriginal rating
    • PG1984, re-rating
  • Canada
    • G
    • PGOntario
    • PGtv rating
  • Denmark
    • 15
  • Finland
    • K-16original rating
    • K-122019, re-rating
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Iceland
    • 12
  • India
    • U
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • Gself-applied
  • Mexico
    • B
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • Norway
    • 9recommended rating
    • 161953, cinema rating
  • Poland
    • NCself-applied
  • Russia
    • 12+
  • Spain
    • A
  • Sweden
    • 15cut
  • United Kingdom
    • Xoriginal rating
    • PG1986, re-rating
  • United States
    • TV-PGTV rating
    • G1977, certificate #16011
    • Passed1953, National Board of Review
    • Approved1953, certificate #16011
  • West Germany
    • 16nf

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