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North by Northwest
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Parents Guide for
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Since the beliefs that parents want to instill in their children can vary greatly, we ask that instead of adding your personal opinions about what is right or wrong in a film, that you instead use this feature to help parents make informed viewing decisions by describing the facts of relevant scenes in the title for each one of the different categories: Sex and Nudity, Violence and Gore, Profanity, Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking, and Frightening/Intense Scenes.
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Sex & Nudity

Mostly talk. All the actual sex is hinted at. Some scenes of prolonged kissing.

Violence & Gore

Several shootings, all of them bloodless.

Profanity

mild

Some scenes showing characters smoking and drinking; nothing heavy is presented though.

The two most famous (and important) scenes might frighten children. In the middle of the film, Thornhill is chased by a cropduster. And in the dramatic climax, VanDamm chases Kendell and Thornhill across Mount Rushmore.

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Certification:
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (2000) / Canada:PG (Ontario) / UK:A (1959) / USA:Approved (PCA #19156) / USA:TV-G (TV rating) / Iceland:L / Spain:13 / Sweden:15 / South Korea:12 / Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) / Netherlands:12 (re-rating) / Netherlands:12 (2008 re-release) / Brazil:14 / Japan:G (2009) / Argentina:13 / Australia:G (1959-1998) / Australia:PG / Chile:14 / Finland:K-16 / France:U / Germany:12 (re-rating) / Peru:14 / UK:PG / West Germany:16 (original rating) / Norway:16

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