Brazil (1985)

Brazil parents guide

It stays inside its R, with some innuendo or implied sex and strong violence.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

Light gore

Some blood or injury, briefly.

Violence

Strong violence

Violence is frequent or intense.

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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Three questions

Is Brazil scary?

Only a little. Brazil has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Brazil?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is Brazil rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is an R, with strong violence and some strong language. Keep it for adults.

What is Brazil about?

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

Cast and crew

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