3 Idiots (2009) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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3 Idiots - Family Review

Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.

2009 | 170 Minutes

Rated PG-13 for thematic material, some disturbing images and crude humor
IMDB: 8.4 ⭐️ Votes: 402,445

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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    At the start of the film, after delivering a baby doctor slaps his butts to make him cry.

    A single mild reference, for comedic purposes only.

    Two urinating scenes: 1) A guy warns Rancho "If you won't came out then I'll piss on the door." After the count of 10 Rancho shows the spoon to the guy he tries to urinate on the spoon but gets an electric shock on his penis. 2) Chatur tries to urinate on the wall two kids puts a gadget out and the same thing happens.

    Multiple men are shown in their underwear. This isn't intended to be sexual.

    No sex or nudity, but note the following:

    There is a scene of ragging (hazing) where male students are pulling down their pants to have buttocks stamped. However, no nudity is seen, and it is comic in tone.

    There is a reference to someone being called gay, and a bit of gay humor (comic in tone, unoffensive).

    A student slides magazines under the other students bedroom doors to keep them away from studying. Only the covers are shown, with women in skimpy clothing. One student is shown stroking his bare chest as he looks at a magazine.

  • Violence
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    An image of man who has hanged himself is shown. This is very sudden and unexpected.

    Virus beats Rancho to an umbrella and says "you are a thief" repeatedly.

    Two characters get electricuted upon urinating and then scream, this is played for slapstick purposes.

    A man attempts to commit suicide, blood is shown

    Minor references to violent actions throughout but nothing very serious and explicit.

  • Profanity
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    Speech scene: Balatkar (rape) word was used throughout the speech, stan (breast) word was used 3-4 times and the last moment explaination of farting power in sanskrit.

    Hindi swears including kamina, saala, gadha and many more.

    Name calling - (virus, silencer).

    Words like ass, piss, screw and swine are used. They are infrequent, though.

  • Intense Scenes
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    Several character scream throughout the film, although some of them are displayed for comedic purposes.

    In one scene, Chatur moans in despair upon being electricuted by two kids, although disturbing, this is meant to be played for laughs.

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