Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Family Review

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

2004 | 108 Minutes

Rated R for language, some drug and sexual content
IMDB: 8.3 ⭐️ Votes: 1,010,777

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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    Some kissing and implied sex, no nudity.

    A man talks about how he stole a woman's panties

    A man and a woman kiss in several scenes, and a woman kisses a man on the cheek.

    Joel speaks of having lived with his previous girlfriend, and shares an apartment with Clem.

    Around 1:10, Joel and Clem go into a memory of Joel masturbating under a blanket, to a comic strip of a nude woman. We see the comic in detail and what he is doing under the blanket is certain.

  • Violence
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    As children, bullies force Joel to pound a small animal with a hammer. The doctor's wife slugs Stan. Joel and Clem pretend to suffocate one another with a pillow.

    We see a memory flashback of other young kids pressuring Joel to hammer an apparently dead or injured pigeon in a wagon (it's not moving). He hits it several times and one of the kids then bends his arm backwards.

  • Profanity
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    'B*tch' is said once.

    'P*ss' is said once.

    35 misuses of God's name.

    'H*ll' is said once.

    'D*mn' is said twelve times.

    'Godd*mn' is said three times.

    'God' said six times, 'Jesus' said seven times, and 'Jesus Christ' said once.

    25 f-words, 35 misuses of God's name (including 15 of "Jesus" and/or "Christ"), and more than a dozen s-words.

  • Intense Scenes
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    The movie has some very loopy and confusing scenes, these may stress some viewers out.

    This film is extremely emotional and may move viewers to cry.

    A few intense arguments with yelling.

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