Shutter Island - Family Review

Content Warnings

• Sexual Content

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  Some non graphic nude artwork in the background of a scene. Not very visible.

  Rear male nudity can be seen for around 3 seconds when Teddy is walking by the prisoners. (1:10:43). Not very clear.

  A painting of a nude man is seen.

  A patient makes sexual references; not too bad.

  There is male genitalia clearly visible.

• Violence

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  A man stabs another with a needle full of sedative, this isn't bloody but can be quite shocking.

  Nazis are lined up and shot by American soldiers. They riddled with bullet wounds and an overhead shot shows the aftermath. The scene isn't too graphic, as it is shot from afar and bodies are out of focus.

  A woman is shown with dead children at her feet.

  The film opens with a man being audibly seasick.

  The violence is very infrequent. The most graphic scene is in a flashback sequence, when a whole bunch of people are lined up and shot by Nazis. Even then it's not too bloody.

  Thousands of dead frozen corpses of children and adults are shown several times.

  Because the violence is not constant, it is way more shocking when it happens.

  Dead children are shown at a woman's feet.

  The violence is far more tame than in Casino or Goodfellas.

  Disturbing violence.

• Profanity

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  One use of son of a bitch.

  18 uses of the F word, 12 uses of "Goddamn", 10 uses of "Shit" (8 used as "bullshit"), 10 uses of "Hell", 6 uses of "Damn", 1 use of "bitch", 1 use of "Son of a bitch", 1 use of "Dick", 1 use of "Ass" 1 use of "cock", 6 uses of "Jesus", 4 uses of "Jesus Christ" 2 uses of "For Christ's sake" and 2 uses of "Christ".

  Profanity is pretty infrequent, especially when compared to other Scorsese films like The Wolf of Wall Street, Casino, Goodfellas, The Irishman or The Departed.

• Intense Scenes

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  The film has some unnerving and scary images. Corpses of holocaust victims are shown spilling out of railroad cars. The main character has visions and dreams that become nightmarish. There are several jump scares, some more effective than others.