The Legend of Tarzan

Characters are killed by choking, swords, arrows, and bullets/guns (at least one point-blank), many during battle scenes. Dead soldiers are strung up on poles. Tarzan's parents are killed (his father is beaten to death), and he's taken by a gorilla. As a boy, Tarzan is threatened by screaming gorillas as he lies in fetal position. Mercenaries invade a village and shoot and kill the chief. A village is burned down, and villagers are killed or taken. Images of suffering slaves, including abuse. Men are seen shackled in a crowded train car. Flashback (possible spoiler) to Tarzan's gorilla mother being killed and Tarzan killing a teen boy in revenge. Tarzan fights a gorilla hand to hand (suffering injuries) and is beaten by gorillas while saving Jane. Ants suck the blood out of Tarzan's injured shoulder. Gorillas are shot. Men are trampled to death by herds of animals. Tarzan is nearly strangled to death with a rosary. A man is eaten alive by crocodiles.

Tarzan and Jane kiss passionately a few times. When Tarzan meets Jane, he sniffs and touches her. He's naked, but nothing sensitive is shown. After they're married, they appear to have sex, but it's not explicit (nudity is implied). Inappropriate priest joke.

Language is relatively infrequent but includes "s--t," "ass," "bastard," "damn," "hell," "Christ Almighty" (as an exclamation), and the "N" word. In one scene, Williams jokingly asks if he should "lick his nuts," when referring to a dominant gorilla.

Adults drink wine, beer, and homemade liquor.

Parents need to know that The Legend of Tarzan follows a grown-up Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgard) back to the jungle after a decade of living in society with his wife, Jane (Margot Robbie). The reluctant hero is talked into helping George Washington Williams (Samuel L. Jackson) expose the mistreatment of the Congolese people. Expect plenty of brutal action violence: The movie starts out with an intense battle that leaves many dead, and there are scenes of shooting, people being slaughtered, very loud gorillas attacking people, and children and animals in peril. Tarzan loses his parents when he's a young boy (which could bother kids); he later fights both people and gorillas, and characters die. Older tweens and teens may appreciate this take on Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan novels, while younger viewers may find it too scary. There's also some swearing (including "s--t" and "ass"), drinking, passionate kissing, and a non-graphic sex scene.

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