Full Metal Jacket

17+Common Sense Media calls it an extremely graphic, violent Vietnam War film unsparing in its portrayal of wartime violence.[1]

• Sex & nudity: A Vietnamese prostitute propositions two servicemen; a man looks at a nude magazine, breasts shown briefly; a soldier's helmet reads 'I'm hard'.[1][2]
• Violence: Frequent war violence including boot camp recruit shooting drill sergeant and himself (head exploding); soldiers in firefights, shot by snipers, dying slowly; people gunned down from helicopter; Viet Cong executed.[1][2]
• Language: Frequent profanity throughout, covering pretty much every expletive in the English language.[1]
• Drugs & alcohol: Cigarette smoking.[1]
• Frightening & intense: Severe frightening and intense scenes including graphic wartime violence and suicide.[1]

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