Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Gone Baby Gone parents guide

For an R, this one goes further: strong sex and nudity. Beyond that, strong violence and frequent strong language.

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

Strong

Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.

Language

Strong

Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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Three questions

Is Gone Baby Gone scary?

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

How gory is Gone Baby Gone?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is Gone Baby Gone rated, and is it OK for kids?

Rated R, and it earns it: strong sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language. Not one for kids.

What is Gone Baby Gone about?

When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.

Cast and crew

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