Green Book (2018) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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Green Book - Family Review

Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.

2018 | 130 Minutes

Rated PG-13 for thematic content, language including racial epithets, smoking, some violence and suggestive material
IMDB: 8.2 ⭐️ Votes: 495,303

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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  • Violence
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    One of the main characters is a meaty bruiser who tends to solve problems with his fists. For instance, when a patron causes trouble at the nightclub he works at, the character literally throws him out. When the troublemaker gets more violent, the character beats him up severely. Blood can be seen spattered on his face and shirt.

    A man grabs another man and throws him against a wall, causing it to crack.

    A man punches a police officer and is immediately arrested.

    A black man is beaten by a group of white men in a bar. Some blood is seen.

    A man in a bar pulls out a shotgun and aims with it on other men. Didn't fire.

  • Profanity
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    2 uses of "fuck," The words "goddamn" is used 14 times, & "shit" is used 20 times in the movie. Other used profanities include "Bullshit," "asshole," "ass," "hell," "damn," "son of a bitch," "tits," "Jesus," "Jesus Christ," "prick," as well as one middle finger gesture.

    There are some racial profanities used as well, directed at black people. These words include "nigga," "coon," "eggplant," "boy," and more.

    Derogatory terms for Italians, Black People, and other minorities are used.

    Dozens of racial slurs are used.

    21 uses of sh-t, 14 uses of godd-mn, 12 uses of a-s, 3 uses of p-ss, 3 uses of bast-rd, 3 uses of pr-ck, 2 uses of n-gger, 2 uses of f-ck, and 1 use of b--ch.

  • Intense Scenes
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    Intense.

    None/Mild for neurodivergent viewers.

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