Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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Once Upon a Time in the West - Family Review

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.

1968 | 165 Minutes

Rated PG-13 for western violence and brief sensuality
IMDB: 8.5 ⭐️ Votes: 331,529

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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    A man grabs a woman's buttocks.

    A female main character is sexualized and objectified by several men throughout in one way or another.

    A woman is told to allow men to grab her butt and act as if it is not a big deal.

    A woman is said to have worked as a prostitute.

    Some references to prostitution and rape.

    A man tears an article of clothing from a woman, revealing cleavage.

    A man barges into a room a woman is bathing in, nothing is seen. This woman is later seen with only a towel on, but nothing is revealed.

  • Violence
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    A bullet wound in a man's side is shown close up. Brief and not very gory.

    While the violence isn't that frequent as in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, it's much more graphic.

    In several scenes, many men are gunned down, but there is no blood spatter. In some scenes, the aftermath of a shootout is seen with moderate blood.

    A man is shot in the eye. It is brief, but there is blood spatter.

    A young woman, a young man, a boy, and their father are all shot and killed. The younger boy's death is not shown, but his body is later seen.

  • Profanity
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    'God' is said once.

    'Wh*re' is said at least twice.

    'Shit' is said twice. Not more than 1 or 2 uses of 'Ass' 'Bastard' and 'Son of a bitch'

    Minimal uses of 'Hell' and 'Damn'

  • Intense Scenes
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    The climax is intense.

    The main villain is ruthless and sociopathic. There are a few sadistic scenes involving him.

    Some people may be disturbed by the bloody and occasionally gory violence, and the fact that one of the main characters kills a child.

    The funeral scene is quite upsetting

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