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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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Sex & Nudity

A woman is shown standing around in a bikini. It is apparent that she and the general are having an affair and that he intends to have sex with her when he gets back.

At the end, Dr. Strangelove suggests that after the nuclear explosion to restore the population there will have to be a ratio of 10 women to each men, much to many of the men's approval.

The bomb looks awfully phallic.

A man talks about women taking his "essence". (Semen)

Violence & Gore

There are scenes of nuclear explosions.

There are scenes of soldiers shooting at vehicles.

There is also a suicide, not shown on screen. It is almost a punchline.

Profanity

Mild profanities such as 'damn'.

Jack Ripper is seen smoking a cigar whenever he is on-screen.

This is a black comedy about accidental use of atomic bombs. Some scenes of nuclear explosions could be frightening for younger children.

Even though the film is a PG and the fact that it is a comedy (dark comedy), the films subject matter is very serious and younger audiences might not understand the plot or even find the subject matter intense.

MPAA: Rated PG for thematic elements, some violent content, sexual humor and mild language.

BBFC: PG- Contains mild language, violence and sex references.

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MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements, some violent content, sexual humor and mild language. (2005 re-rating)
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) / Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) / Spain:18 / Portugal:M/12 / South Korea:12 / Brazil:10 / Argentina:Atp / Australia:PG / Canada:G (Québec) / Finland:K-16 / France:U (re-release) / Germany:12 (re-rating) / Hong Kong:IIA / Iceland:Unrated / Ireland:PG / Japan:Unrated / Netherlands:AL (video rating) / New Zealand:PG / Norway:11 / Singapore:PG (DVD rating) / Sweden:11 / UK:PG / USA:Approved (Certificate No. 20469) (original rating) / USA:GP (re-rating) (1970) / USA:PG (re-rating) (2004) / West Germany:16

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