You kids just gotta see this!!!! The message is very simple:stay in school and dont do drugs. Regaurdless of the rating, which is because a man slaps another man, there is no language or sexual content in the whole movie. There is a scene where a man tells some lady to shut up, but he later appologizes. Gotta see it!!!
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The Silence of the Lambs
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Thriller that made the serial killer a superstar.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16–17
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Silence of the Lambs
Parents need to know that this Best Picture Oscar winner got condemned by both sides. Family-values advocates like Michael Medved called it too gruesome and disgusting (albeit well made) to deserve the Academy Award. Gay-rights activists said it stereotyped transgendered people as freakish monsters. Still, kids may be curious. The movie concerns extreme psychopaths and the graphic atrocities they commit, including references to twisted sexual urges and perversities. Much of the worst violence is offscreen, in autopsy photos or just discussed -- but that's close enough, and we witness some representative brutality and horror near the climax. The murderous psychologist-serial killer Hannibal Lecter is something of a "gentleman" killer, contrasted with the grotesque "Buffalo Bill," who is shown at one point fully nude. There is an oppressive atmosphere of menace, especially towards women.
Read our full review by Charles Cassady Jr.
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the heroine Clarise Starling, whose plight is actually the core of the film's drama and humanity (Hannibal Lecter just steals every scene and subplot he's in). She's an ambitious but vulnerable orphan, a young woman trying to persevere in an often- grisly career fighting the worst kind of crime, in an environment dominated by men -- even the "normal" ones are pretty creepy. Why do you think Clarice fascinates Lecter so much? Does the movie glamorize violence and glorify a villain?
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- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Perfect for small children
- I rate this title off for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
awsome
this movie will keep you on the edge of your seat most of the time.its not as gory hannabal or the sequal.
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it
e.g. Perfect for older kids, but not for tweens
It's very insulting to homosexuals, and much of Hannibal Lecter's magical brilliance remains unexplained and somewhat impossible. Still, it is an improvement on the horror films of the 1980s.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
one of my favorites
The silence of the lambs is one of mny favorite movies. Anthony Hopkins' interpretation as Dr. Lecter is just amazing. Jodie Foster is also a great actrss. I read the novel before watching the movie, and I prefer the novel, it's quite better, but anyway, the movie is great, I rate it 8/10
Lives in OhioI rate this title iffy for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
The Best Movie I've Ever seen everyone should see it
- Lives in FloridaI rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- I rate this title on for age 15 and give it
Great Movie! One of the Best!
Great film. Some very creepy characters but they are intersting to watch and keep you on the edge of your seat. I love how Lecter, Anthony Hopkins, plays mind games with Clarice. I could watch this movie a hundred times and not get bored. "It puts the lotion in the basket. It does this whenever it's told. It rubs the lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again."- Buffalo Bill
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Antony Hopkins is the man
This is one of the best acting displays ever made by a human being. Anthony Hopkins plays the legendary character of Hannibal Lecter. Did you know that Anthony Hopkins never blinked in any scene in this movie? He is pure genious. The way he makes his voice chilling and lifeless just for the character is beyound human understanding. This movie is based off the amazing book by Thomas Harris. It takes you down the path of the mentally insane and how insane you have to be to catch a serial killer. Jodie Foster plays a young trainee at the FBI acedemy, eager to rise ahead and work in behavioral science, she gets called to talk with the cannibal and genious, Hannibal Lecter. There she learns all about his amazing past and he analizes her's and they create the most unique friendship that gives her advancement in the biggest serial murdercase of her time. Thanks to Lecter(Anthony Hopkins) Clarice(Jodie Foster)can do so much but can she keep Hannibal Lecter out of her head and how long will he haunt her and her dreams? That is mainly what Silence of the Lambs is about. It is a fantastic movie one I loev. The book is also fantastic so I highlt suggest reading all Thomas Harris's books because he is an amazing author, who will give you a hole new view of the human mind. But above all Silence is a terrific movie!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
An amazing classic!
T.S.O.T.L is a phenomanal movie.I thought T.S.O.T.L is a great movie that is worth your time.It is not your average suspense,crime,or horror movie.It is much more than a classic.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Not Scary.
Me and my Grandma watched this together and it was kind of dumb. If you are a beginner at watching horror movies,this would be for you. But it is not at all scary for me.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Brilliant
This movie is very interesting, to really look at the mind of a canablistice serial killer. It looks at peoples minds and the killer is very clever unlike others who just carry around a hatchet and go after people, it has some violence but its not that bloody, and there is a lot of language but not any worse than to be expected of an r movie. Don't watch this alone and i would say 13-14 + is good depending on their maturity level. Good Movie, gives you a scare and makes you think!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Not for the faint of heart
Overly gory movie. I wouldn't reccomend this for anyone 16 and under. The only reason I saw it was for a scary movie night, and that was THE biggest mistake of my life!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
great movie. kinda disturbing though..
i saw this movie a few days ago because a friend recommended it to me and i do not regret watching it at all. this movie is a masterpiece and was put together very well. there were a couple of iffy issues in this particular movie, such as the gender-confused serial killer Buffalo Bill kidnaps plus size woman and starves them, then when their skin is loose enough, he cuts it off so he can make a "woman suit". there is one very disturbing scene where Buffalo Bill is putting on makeup and jewelry while he is naked, and he says about 10 times in a row, "I would f**k me," and then he gets up and you see him in full-frontal nudity, but he tucks his penis between his legs so you do not really see too much. there are a lot of references to cannibalism due to the fact that there is a cannibal in here. there is only one scene where you see Dr. Hannibal Lecter(the cannibal) eating a human. it isnt too bad but its still distubing and gory. the cursing in this movie wasnt as bad as i thought it was going to be. the language ranges from c*nt, to f**k, to others i cannot recall. all in all, this movie is a bit mature for some audiences, so i would reccomend this movie to audiences above the age of 16.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
disturbing but brilliant
i can completely understand why this is considered a classic by some. even though i walked away from the movie disturbed and creeped out, it was also thought provoking. anthony hopkins was absolutely brilliant. i'd suggest this movie for kids 15+, and parents should watch it with their kids if they're anywhere from 13-16 depending on their maturity level. but don't watch this movie alone!! :)
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Great Movie
This is one of my favorite movies atlthough the violence is pretty bad i thought the movie was amazing CSM over did it a little bit when they talked about the sexual content it wasnt that bad except for one part at the beging when Clarice is starting to walk away from Hannibal's cell so you might want to fast forward it there. the language is a little bad. over all its a masterpiece.
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give it
If hat I put down somthing that says says 13 or 14+ than don't look at that
Silence of the lambs is a 15 and older film. You will break your kid if there any younger and wath the entire seen. Violence: None really in the firt half but they have a gory investigation on a woman we think she was raped,Later in the movie Hannibal brutaly beats two cops for 5 minutes and than eats them and wears there skin and also guns,blood,kidnaps etc.SEXUAL: Hannibal makes grapic lewd comments about a senator and one of them is "Did your daughter suck on your t**s and did you breast feed her. You see a females bare breast just at a glimpse and you see a male makng a pornographic video of himself and says many times he would f*** himself and you see him full frontal. LANGUAGE: 20 f words,10 sh**,50 other profanities, and 100 other milder profanitys. Don't get me wrong it's a great film but be MATURE FOR THIS ONE. It was nominated for 6 oscars and won 5 I know that means nothing to you but it's a good twisted film SEE IT!
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| 33% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 33% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
| 33% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
| 33% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
| 33% | of parents say it's too violent |
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