Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves parents guide

Moderate sex and nudity, which is more than most PG-13 titles carry. Beyond that, mild language and strong violence.

Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

Light gore

Some blood or injury, briefly.

Violence

Strong violence

Violence is frequent or intense.

Sex and nudity

Moderate

Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.

Language

Mild

Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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Three questions

How gory is Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves rated, and is it OK for kids?

Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated PG-13, with moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.

What is Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves about?

Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England. But upon arrival he discovers his dead father in the ruins of his family estate, killed by the vicious sheriff of Nottingham, Robin and Azeem join forces with outlaws Little John and Will Scarlett to save the kingdom from the sheriff's villainy.

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