The Duke

A working-class 60-year-old man takes on the establishment in an effort to improve the lives of older adults. He is capable, smart, and just, although he routinely breaks the law. Most characters are from the north of England, portrayed with heavy accents. Limited diversity in terms of race, apart from a few background characters and a South Asian man who is racially abused at work. Little gender balance: Women are restricted to roles of wife and girlfriend, their characters having little impact on the story. Example of sexist and misogynistic behavior in the workplace when a man makes a comment about a women's body. A brief scene involves a disabled man in the back of a cab.

A character is escorted off premises by police. References to someone being killed in a bicycle accident; characters are seen visiting their grave. A joke is made about punching people in power. Brief discussion about capital punishment and people being hanged. Reference to World War I and someone being injured when a tank drove over them. A story is told about a character getting into trouble at sea but being rescued.

Both brief and passionate kissing. A couple are seen having sex against a wardrobe. Both are fully clothed; no nudity. Reference to going to a club to "meet girls." After leaving a place of work, a character is objectified when someone remarks on their "nice arse." A painting shows a pair of breasts.

Language used includes variants of "f--k," "f---ing," "bastard," "s--t," "s--ting," "shite," "piss," "bollocks," "hell," "bloody," "idiot," "balls," "stupid," "arse," and "penis." British phrase "Gordon Bennett" is used to express surprise. "Jesus Christ" and "God" are used as exclamations. Racist incidents include a South Asian character being called a "Paki."

Characters are seen smoking cigarettes and pipes. Some drinking both at home and in the pub. But no actual drunkenness depicted on-screen. Reference to not drinking and driving.

Parents need to know that The Duke is an uplifting British underdog story that's based on real events and features strong language, including some racist slurs. It's 1961, and Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent) is a 60-year-old working-class man from the north of England who is accused of stealing a valuable Goya portrait. Bunton has spent his life trying to help people, particularly older adults. However, his principles often puts him at odds with the law -- and with his wife, Dorothy (Helen Mirren). Although it's not constant, strong language, including variants of "f--k," do feature. There is also some depiction of racist behavior when a South Asian man is called a "Paki" -- Kempton stands up to the perpetrator. Reflecting the '60s time period, characters are seen smoking, both cigarettes and pipes. There is also some depiction of drinking, although never to excess. There is one brief sex scene, although there is no nudity and the scene is used as part of the discovery of the painting. A subplot to the movie involves Kempton and Dorothy coming to terms with the death of their daughter. Both deal with it in different ways: Kempton writes about it, whereas Dorothy refuses to talk about it.

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