All the King's Men (2006) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests All the King's Men is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. All the King's Men is a political drama rated PG-13 for an intense on-screen assassination, sexual material and partial nudity, and mature themes including suicide and corruption. Parents should be aware of an on-screen…

All the King's Men is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.

All the King's Men is a political drama rated PG-13 for an intense on-screen assassination, sexual material and partial nudity, and mature themes including suicide and corruption. Parents should be aware of an on-screen killing of Governor Willie Stark with visible blood, several implied/brief sexual/partial-nudity…

Light-to-mild sexual content appears in a few sequences: a stage dancer is shown revealing cleavage/legs/buttocks as part of Willie Stark's selections, and Jack Burden has repeated memory/flashback scenes of Anne Stanton in a slip by a river and implied…

Violence is mostly grounded and culminates in an on-screen assassination late in the film: Willie Stark is shot and there is visible pooling of blood (presented in a restrained, non-graphic way), and the governor's bodyguard immediately kills the shooter…

Language is occasional rather than constant, with mild profanities such as 'goddamn' and 'hell' and at least one use of a racial slur in heated political contexts (reported in the IMDb Parents Guide). Swearing is contextual—mostly in arguments and political…

Frequent on-screen smoking (cigarettes and cigars) appears in offices and campaign settings, and several characters drink to excess—there are moments of visible drunkenness and passing out. Substance use is portrayed as part of the political milieu rather…

Strong mature themes run throughout: political corruption, blackmail/manipulation, betrayal, and multiple deaths by suicide that have emotional consequences for central characters (Judge Irwin's suicide and other implied suicides are plot catalysts). The film…

All the King's Men runs 128 minutes, directed by Steven Zaillian, released in 2006.

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