The Grapes of Wrath (1940) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

  • Tom is hit over the head and survives he collapes in the doorway of his motel room with his family. The next morning the wound on his right cheek is seen briefly.
  • A woman is shot by a sheriff when he tries to shoot a fleeing man. Another man hits the police officer, knocking him unconscious. A man tells the police that he hit the sheriff.
  • One man threatens to shoot another man while pointing a gun at him, but he does not do so.
  • A man is clubbed in the head; he dies (the scene is at night and not bloody).

Profanity

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • The main character smokes a cigarette.
  • A man mentions getting an old man drunk so that he will be easier to manager. They mix some "sleeping syrup" with coffee and he is next seen being carried.
  • Two men drink liquor from a bottle.
  • Some scenes with cigerette smoking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A truck was stopped by angry crowd holding planks.
  • A family watches as their home is demolished against their wishes.
  • The Joads including Tom have to avoid being caught by the local sherriffs. They try to hide the crimes that they did and accuse somebody else.
  • Starvation is a constant theme.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • In the novel, the violence is infrequent but quite graphic. Animals are shot and run over by trucks with blood and guts splattered everywhere (This is upsetting and disturbing). People get into fights and many heads get crushed and a woman's fingers are shot off (There is no blood but injury gross). However, the movie merely mentions most of these things in passing and never really shows them on screen.
  • Grampa Joad dies of a heart attack.
  • Grandma Joad dies while traveling, but it is not shown.

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