What is The English Patient rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is an R, with moderate sex and nudity. Keep it for adults.

The English Patient (1996)

Film · 2h 42m · Rated R

Drama, Romance, War

An epic desert romance unfolds with melancholic beauty amid the betrayals and politics of wartime.

Melancholy and romantic. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.

Streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy (free) and Hoopla (free).

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The English Patient parents guide

No surprises for an R: moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.

Scare: Not scary
Jump scares: None noted
Gore: Light gore; Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence: Some violence; Some fighting or peril.
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 The English Patient?: Light gore and some violence.
What is The English Patient rated, and is it OK for kids?: It is an R, with moderate sex and nudity. Keep it for adults.

What is The English Patient about?

In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.