The Apartment (1960) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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The Apartment - Family Review

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

1960 | 125 Minutes

No MPAA rating
IMDB: 8.3 ⭐️ Votes: 182,582

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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    During the Christmas party, a woman dances on top of a table Sexually.

    A man says he "took advantage of" a woman "in bed". Actually referring to a card game though it is intentionally misleading joke about rape.

    A man hits a female co-worker on the bottom with a newspaper.

    A man is called a "lover" and a "sexpot."

    It is implied that many, if not most, "happily married men" cheat on their wives, and occasionally their girlfriends will even cheat on them as well.

    Lots of sex scenes offscreen. We see after their done.

    The neighbour thought she heard a burglary in another apartment but it was just people having sex.

    Lots of moaning and giggling during sex scenes which lead to complaints from the neighbours such as: oh no he at it again.

    The main premise of the movie is adults using a man's apartment to have sex with people who are usually cheating on their partners. This is talked about and it happens a lot offscreen with giggling.

  • Violence
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    One man grabs another man and threatens him.

    A doctor slaps a woman hard several times in order to wake her. Another man winces while watching.

    A woman attempts to commit suicide. Quite intense.

    The main character describes a time that he was about to commit suicide, but only ended up shooting himself in the knee.

    A man punches another man in the face twice resulting in a bloody mouth and a bad black eye.

  • Profanity
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    'Hell' is said three times.

    'Damn' is said twice.

  • Intense Scenes
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    The focus of the plot around infidelity may be difficult for some viewers.

    There are some very sad spots dealing with things like suicide.

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