Before Sunset (2004) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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Before Sunset - Family Review

Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more.

2004 | 80 Minutes

Rated R for language and sexual references
IMDB: 8.1 ⭐️ Votes: 266,588

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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    No sex scenes or nudity, but some non-explicit lines of dialogue about sex:

    A man and a woman kiss passionately, and hug at a different point in the film.

    A woman talks about a monk having offered to perform sexual favors for a man.

    A man talks about not having sex with his wife, and a man talks about a dream of his when he lies next to a nude woman.

    A man talks about imagining that he and a woman "...make love for 10 days straight."

    A man and a woman talk about the differences between men and women when it comes to sexual pleasure ("men are easier to please"), and a man talks about teenagers losing their virginity.

    A man and a woman talk about whether or not they had sex, including references to the protection they used.

    A man grabs a woman and pulls her onto his lap after they talk about having sex on a park bench.

    A woman wears a low-cut top that reveals cleavage in the front and is loosely fastened in the back revealing her bare back and bare abdomen once when the wind blows the fabric.

    The F-word is used in sexual context a few times.

  • Violence
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    A woman yells at a man.

    A woman talks about someone prowling on her fire escape.

  • Profanity
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    5 F-words, 2 obscene hand gestures, 24 sexual references, 11 scatological terms, 4 anatomical terms, 8 mild obscenities, 3 religious exclamations.

  • Intense Scenes
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    None.

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