Show Me Love (1998) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?
Age Rating, Sex, Violence & Language
Two teenage girls in small-town Sweden. Elin is beautiful, popular, and bored with life. Agnes is friendless, sad, and secretly in love with Elin.
Rated NR • 1998 • 1h 29m
Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål) is an intimate coming-of-age drama set in the small Swedish town of Åmål about two teens, Agnes and Elin, learning to face their feelings. The film is unrated but contains frank teenage sexual content (kissing, an implied sexual encounter, a brief masturbation gesture and a small nude photo), a visible self-harm scene with bleeding, moderately strong themes of depression and suicidal ideation, and teenage… Sign up for the full guide
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Is Show Me Love appropriate for kids?
Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål) is an intimate coming-of-age drama set in the small Swedish town of Åmål about two teens, Agnes and Elin, learning to face their feelings. The film is unrated but contains frank teenage sexual content (kissing, an implied sexual encounter, a brief… Read more — free account
Content severity in Show Me Love
What happens in Show Me Love, moment by moment
- 0:06 🔥 Mature Themes 3/10
- 0:12 ♥ Sex & Nudity 4/10
- 0:18 🍷 Substances 4/10
Sex and nudity in Show Me Love
Moderate, non-graphic teen sexual content appears several times: Elin and Agnes share on-screen kisses (including a first real kiss in a car), Elin later has an implied sexual encounter with a boy (Johan), there's a brief scene of a girl putting her hand down her pants while looking at a class photo, and a short glimpse of a nude photo is shown. Nothing is explicit or prolonged, but the themes are intimate and clearly teenage in nature.
Violence and gore in Show Me Love
Moderate and limited: there is one explicit self-harm scene in which Agnes cuts her wrist with a razor blade and bleeding is visible on-screen; it is brief but graphic enough to be disturbing. There are no physical fights, no graphic gore beyond the bleeding, and no on-screen deaths. The moment is emotionally intense and tied to the film's exploration of depression and isolation.
Language in Show Me Love
Moderate teenage profanity and crude speech throughout the film, including snide insults, obscene gestures, and at least one discriminatory slur aimed at Viktoria, a girl in a wheelchair. The tone is realistic teen talk rather than repeated heavy swearing, but there are several scenes of name-calling and taunting after the girls are outed.
Drugs, alcohol, and smoking in Show Me Love
Moderate: teenagers drink and smoke at parties and while hanging out; Elin becomes visibly drunk at a party and vomits. There are no hard drugs shown and no sustained focus on addiction, but alcohol and cigarette use are recurring background behaviors.
Mature themes in Show Me Love
Strong recurring themes: depression, loneliness, suicidal thoughts, coming out, homophobia and small-town claustrophobia run through the film. Several scenes confront the emotional fallout of being different in a small town (family worry, being mocked at school), and the story is centered on the two girls' emotional journey rather than action.
Scary moments in Show Me Love
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Show Me Love appropriate for kids?
Bontent's parent guide suggests Show Me Love is best for ages 10+. It's rated NR. Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål) is an intimate coming-of-age drama set in the small Swedish town of Åmål about two teens, Agnes and Elin, learning to face their feelings. The film is unrated but contains frank teenage…
What age rating does Show Me Love have?
Show Me Love is officially rated NR. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 10+.
What is Show Me Love about?
Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål) is an intimate coming-of-age drama set in the small Swedish town of Åmål about two teens, Agnes and Elin, learning to face their feelings. The film is unrated but contains frank teenage sexual content (kissing, an implied sexual encounter, a brief masturbation gesture and a small nude…
Is there sex or nudity in Show Me Love?
Moderate, non-graphic teen sexual content appears several times: Elin and Agnes share on-screen kisses (including a first real kiss in a car), Elin later has an implied sexual encounter with a boy (Johan), there's a brief scene of a girl putting her hand down…
How violent is Show Me Love?
Moderate and limited: there is one explicit self-harm scene in which Agnes cuts her wrist with a razor blade and bleeding is visible on-screen; it is brief but graphic enough to be disturbing. There are no physical fights, no graphic gore beyond the bleeding…
Is the language in Show Me Love appropriate for kids?
Moderate teenage profanity and crude speech throughout the film, including snide insults, obscene gestures, and at least one discriminatory slur aimed at Viktoria, a girl in a wheelchair. The tone is realistic teen talk rather than repeated heavy swearing…
Are drugs, alcohol, or smoking shown in Show Me Love?
Moderate: teenagers drink and smoke at parties and while hanging out; Elin becomes visibly drunk at a party and vomits. There are no hard drugs shown and no sustained focus on addiction, but alcohol and cigarette use are recurring background behaviors.
What mature themes appear in Show Me Love?
Strong recurring themes: depression, loneliness, suicidal thoughts, coming out, homophobia and small-town claustrophobia run through the film. Several scenes confront the emotional fallout of being different in a small town (family worry, being mocked at…
How long is Show Me Love?
Show Me Love runs 89 minutes, directed by Lukas Moodysson, released in 1998.
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