Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - Family Review

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the nuclear strike.

1964 | 95 Minutes

Rated PG for thematic elements, some violent content, sexual humor and mild language
IMDB: 8.4 ⭐️ Votes: 493,206

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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    There are pictures of women in their underwear on the inside of the safe door in the B-52.

    A multitude of subliminal sexual connotation

    A person talks about something he discovered in doing the physical act of love.

    A woman is shown standing around in a bikini for an extended period.

    A man talks about women taking his "essence". (Semen)

  • Violence
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    Scenes of war violence are shown, and some people are shown getting shot and killed.

    There is a suicide off screen and the body is never seen.

    There is a lot of gunfire for an extended period during the film. Nobody is visibly injured.

    A man Kills himself off screen. A gunshot is heard, but his body is never shown.

    Graphic violence. NOT mild.

    To stop an insane general's attempt to start a world war, troops from another base are sent to storm his base. As the paranoid commander has told his own troops that the incoming troops are Warsaw troops in disguise, they violently resist. No blood is shown.

    There are scenes of nuclear explosions.

    There is also a suicide, not shown on screen. It is almost a punchline.

  • Profanity
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    Very mild profanities such as 'damn'.

  • Intense Scenes
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    Some of the black humor can be especially dark and bleak.

    The film is known for having one of the most disturbing ending scenes in all of history.

    This is a black comedy about accidental use of atomic bombs. Some scenes of nuclear explosions could be frightening or intense.

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