What is The Man Who Knew Too Much about?
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
A family vacation turns terrifying when a kidnapping pulls an American couple into international espionage.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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The Man Who Knew Too Much parents guide
No surprises for a PG: mild language and a few tense moments.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- Is The Man Who Knew Too Much scary?
- Only a little. The Man Who Knew Too Much has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is The Man Who Knew Too Much?
- No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
- What is The Man Who Knew Too Much rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is a PG that behaves like one: mild language and a few tense moments.
Cast and crew
Directed byAlfred Hitchcock
StarringJames Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda De Banzie, Bernard Miles, Ralph Truman, Daniel Gélin
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