From Russia with Love (1963)

From Russia with Love parents guide

Heads up on strong violence, some innuendo or implied sex and light gore. That is past what the PG on the box suggests. Beyond that, mild language and a few tense moments.

Our estimate: fine from about 13, higher than the PG suggests, because of the 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

Mild

Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is From Russia with Love scary?

Only a little. From Russia with Love has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is From Russia with Love?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is From Russia with Love rated, and is it OK for kids?

Rated PG, with more than the label suggests: strong violence.

What is From Russia with Love about?

Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing Tatiana to lure Bond into helping them. Bond willingly travels to meet Tatiana in Istanbul, where he must rely on his wits to escape with his life in a series of deadly encounters with the enemy.

Cast and crew

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