Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore is best for ages 14+. It's rated PG. A recently widowed woman travels across the Southwest with her son in search of a new life — as a singer and later as a waitress. Ellen Burstyn won the Academy Award. The PG rating covers language and adult content.

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore is officially rated PG. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 14+.

A recently widowed woman travels across the Southwest with her son in search of a new life — as a singer and later as a waitress. Ellen Burstyn won the Academy Award. The PG rating covers language and adult content.

The film explores complex adult dynamics, including an encounter with a man whose initial charm masks a dangerous and abusive nature. While there is no explicit nudity, some scenes feature suggestive dialogue and physical intimacy that conveys the intensity…

A significant moment of domestic violence occurs when a character becomes unexpectedly volatile, smashing items and threatening the protagonist. This sequence is sudden and emotionally jarring, designed to highlight the character's immediate physical danger…

The film contains frequent strong language that pushed the boundaries of the PG rating during its 1974 release. Dialogue includes moderate profanities used in the context of heated arguments and everyday frustrations. The rough vernacular is consistent with…

There is no significant use of illegal drugs or alcohol abuse depicted throughout the story. Characters may be seen in settings where smoking or social drinking occurred traditionally during the 1970s, but these elements are not central to the plot. The focus…

A woman discovering who she is after her identity has been entirely defined by her roles as wife and mother. Scorsese's most feminist film. The road trip as self-discovery — and the recognition that no man can complete that discovery for her.

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore runs 112 minutes, directed by Martin Scorsese, released in 1974.

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