Parents Guide for
The Savages (2007)

A single woman has an affair with a married man. In a sex scene between them, we see thrusting/grunting from the man (the woman seems bored). There is no nudity--it's only filmed from the shoulders up. In another scene, there is brief movement under covers, but then they get up and argue. In both of these scenes, there is some graphic sexual dialogue before/after. A man asks a woman to feel his erection using crude, strong language. She remarks that she doesn't want to.

An elderly man lies dead on a bed. An elderly woman falls dead onto a manicurist's table. A man hurts his neck playing tennis. A man slaps a boy in a play, as well as in a movie.

Around 5 f-words, some other mild profanities. A man says to a woman, "feel how hard my c*ck is."

A woman steals prescription drugs and takes them, as well as giving them to her brother. Some smoking.

The film deals with death, child abuse, and family relationships. It's hinted at that an elderly man was abused, and that he abused his children. There are some heated arguments between family members, as well as lots of talk about death. All of these themes are intense and mature.