Before Sunset (2004)

Before Sunset parents guide

Some innuendo or implied sex and no real violence, about what an R should carry.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

No gore

Violence

No real violence

Sex and nudity

Mild

Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.

Language

Moderate

Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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What is Before Sunset about?

Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more.

Cast and crew

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• “a movie that will make me cry”
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• “funny but not stupid, under two hours”

Lists with the same feel: Melancholy and Date night.