A Star is Born rating parents guide

Q: What certificate is A Star is Born?

The film is rated M – unrestricted, suitable for 16 years and over” – in the country, after the classification it was awarded in Australia was carried over. The note Sex scenes, offensive language and drug use” remained intact, too, until Shankss and suicide” was added.

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Is A Star is Born family friendly?
WHY IS A Star is Born R rated?
How many F bombs in A Star is Born?
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Sex & Nudity (6)
Violence & Gore (3)
Profanity (2)
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking (3)
Frightening & Intense Scenes (3)
Spoilers (5)

Sex & Nudity

Severity? 30 281 481 177

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A man gets a steroid injection in the buttocks. We see his butt from the side.
A drag queen's fake breasts are shown briefly, and they're referenced again later on in the film.
Man and woman are naked in a bathtub. Woman's nipple is briefly shown. Man's nipple is seen for an extended period.
A brief sex scene in bed while she wrapped her legs around the man's waist and some thrusting is visible too. This is right after the scene with them nude in the bathtub.
For a very brief moment a woman is seen completely naked. She is standing in a tub and a door is closed in front of her. It's barely half a second, if that, but she is in fact completely nude.
Lady Gaga is seen fully nude briefly. Her breasts, nipples and hairless genitals are visible.

Violence & Gore

Severity? 73 429 55 11

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A woman punches a man in the face, and she's later shown with bruised knuckles.
Jackson wets his pants on stage.
The main character punches his step brother in the face - no further strikes are made.

Profanity

Severity? 21 31 126 504

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100 uses of "fuck", along with frequent uses of "shit" and "bitch". Mild language includes "damn", "hell", etc.
These expletives are typically uttered in quick succession during scenes of emotional outbursts, as well as during confrontations in between characters

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Severity? 7 15 67 522

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Jack is drunk in almost every scene he's in, and is even seen snorting drugs at one point
There are early scenes in bars where people are drinking casually.
The main character smokes in a scene and is given steroid injection in his back (suggested for an injury)

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Severity? 29 150 289 73

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A man's struggle with addiction, and the effect it has on himself and his wife, is a central plot point.
Intense scenes are frequent, especially in the second half, and heavy themes run throughout.
There is a suicide scene in the film that is quite intense and may be very upsetting for viewers sensitive to this topic.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Sex & Nudity

A man and a woman begin to undress each other in bed. She covers her breasts with her hands, they kiss, and he begins to thrust. When the scene ends it shows them after sex in bed. The man is seen topless for an extended period.

Violence & Gore

A man hangs himself in his basement with his belt. His found body is not shown but you can see it hanging through the garage window.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

The main character Jackson Maine is an alcoholic and a drug addict. He is shown smoking marijuana a few times and is also shown crushing and snorting pills. He also does a little bit of steroids. He then has a big meltdown at an awards show which forces him to go to rehab. He eventually rehabilitates but he then slips into drinking again. This eventually leads to him committing suicide.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

One of the main characters takes their own life (which occurs off-screen) and you see the effects leading up to and after this.
Jackson's death may be triggering to those who have lost a loved one to suicide or suffer from depression.

Is A Star is Born family friendly?

A Star is Born is an appropriate movie for SOME kids, but certainly not all of them. The MPAA's R-rating is due to “language throughout, some sexuality/nudity and substance abuse.” Yes, you will hear plenty of salty words and there's no shortage of F-bombs.

WHY IS A Star is Born R rated?

The MPAA rating has been assigned for “language throughout, some sexuality/nudity and substance abuse.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes several sex scenes and implied sex scenes as well as a scene of evident, although not clear, full frontal female nudity, several scenes of the effects of alcoholism and public ...

How many F bombs in A Star is Born?

More than 100 f-words and about 20 s-words.

What certificate is A Star is Born?

The film is rated M – “unrestricted, suitable for 16 years and over” – in the country, after the classification it was awarded in Australia was carried over. The note “Sex scenes, offensive language and drug use” remained intact, too, until Shanks's “and suicide” was added.