What is The Virgin Suicides about?
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Five mysterious sisters navigate their sheltered lives as a group of friends become dreamily obsessed with them.
Melancholy and dreamlike. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Pluto TV (free) and YouTube (free).
The Virgin Suicides parents guide
No surprises for an R: moderate sex and nudity, and no real violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- No real violence
- 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
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- How gory is The Virgin Suicides?
- Light gore and no real violence.
- What is The Virgin Suicides rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is an R, with moderate sex and nudity, and some strong language. Keep it for adults.
Cast and crew
Directed bySofia Coppola
StarringKirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Michael Paré, A.J. Cook
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