Wyatt Earp

Parents need to know that Wyatt Earp is a long, Oscar-nominated biopic that contains some bloody violence as a result of gun and fist fights. The movie follows the life of legendary gunslinger and lawman, Wyatt Earp (Kevin Costner), following his journey from young boy through to the infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Guns feature heavily and are used readily as vendettas are settled with bullets. Some deaths are realistic and bloody while others are more "classic" Westerns kills, with people clutching their bodies and falling through windows. Other characters die of illness. Earp's judge father, Nicholas Earp (Gene Hackman), teaches him strong values, including family and law. But he fails to stick to them when faced with violence and tragedy. There is brief nudity and a mild sex scene. Some characters are sex workers and characters discuss paying for sex. There is one use of "f--k" and other milder bad language throughout. A character becomes an opium user and attempts suicide by overdose. There is a lot of alcohol consumption and Earp quits drinking after a drunken incident. With a runtime of over three hours, a degree of patience is required to sit through the movie in its entirety.