The Grapes of Wrath (1940) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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The Grapes of Wrath - Family Review

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.

1940 | 129 Minutes

No MPAA rating
IMDB: 8.1 ⭐️ Votes: 94,045

Content Warnings

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  • Violence
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    Tom is hit over the head and survives he collapes in the doorway of his motel room with his family. The next morning the wound on his right cheek is seen briefly.

    A woman is shot by a sheriff when he tries to shoot a fleeing man. Another man hits the police officer, knocking him unconscious. A man tells the police that he hit the sheriff.

    One man threatens to shoot another man while pointing a gun at him, but he does not do so.

    A man is clubbed in the head; he dies (the scene is at night and not bloody).

  • Profanity
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    'H*ll' is said about two times.

    'Jack*ssin' is said once.

  • Intense Scenes
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    A truck was stopped by angry crowd holding planks.

    A family watches as their home is demolished against their wishes.

    The Joads including Tom have to avoid being caught by the local sherriffs. They try to hide the crimes that they did and accuse somebody else.

    Starvation is a constant theme.

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