The Great Dictator (1940) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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The Great Dictator - Family Review

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

1940 | 125 Minutes

No MPAA rating
IMDB: 8.4 ⭐️ Votes: 224,796

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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    Some minor flirtatiousness and a few awkward situations. No nudity.

  • Violence
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    Some slapstick violence.

    A hunter shoots at water fowl.

    Two soldiers attack the Jewish barber.

    A man is shot to death in the Jewish ghetto when he resists arrest.

    Hannah and her family are attacked by Tomanian soldiers

  • Profanity
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    Several scenes contains nonsensical speech that mocks the German language. Some may find this offensive although no foul language is used.

    1 use of shut up

  • Intense Scenes
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    A few intense moments when the Storm Troopers come to take people away.

    none

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