Dr. Strangelove

14+Common Sense Media calls it a black-comedy Kubrick classic with violence and dark themes; Movie Mom rates it A+ for mature high schoolers with pitch-black comedy about armageddon and sexual innuendos; Screenwise says brilliant satire but not a family movie night pick for the under-14 crowd.[1][2][3]

• Sex & nudity: Suggestive opening shot of plane refueling; pictures of women in underwear; subliminal sexual connotation; man talks about women taking his 'essence'; scantily clad secretary having affair with boss[1][2]
• Violence: Comedy about nuclear war with mushroom clouds, reports of planes shot down, off-camera suicide; scenes of war violence, gunfire, troops storming base; mild violence without blood or gore[1][2][3]
• Language: "Damned," "hell"; very mild profanities such as 'damn'[1][2]
• Drugs & alcohol: Cigar and cigarette smoking; Soviet leader reported to be drunk[1][2]
• Frightening & intense: Dark satire on Cold War politics and nuclear weapons; may be disturbing especially the unconventional ending[1]

Representation: All the people in power are white males; women are sex objects (part of the satire)[1]

Family reviews:Plugged In ↗Common Sense Media ↗Dove ↗Movieguide ↗