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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for zombie violence/gore and language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Ed makes a comment about 'eating out' Shaun's mum.

Violence & Gore

  • A man's chest is ripped out and eaten by tons of zombies. His head then falls off.
  • A woman shows another woman her arm and there is a zombie bite.
  • Several men are bitten by zombies. They hold their necks as blood seeps through their fingers. One can not be seen very well as it is dark, but one can be seen as kind of graphic.
  • The scene where a main character get ripped out is pretty bloody.
  • A zombie is pierced through abdomen with a very thick rod-like structure.
  • A zombie is shot in the forehead, blood sprays on the curtain behind it
  • A dart is thrown into Shaun's head. He winces in pain, but gets over it.
  • Frequent zombie-related blood and violence. Much of this is comedic, but some is very bloody and graphic.
  • Zombies spread the infection by biting living humans. Many bites are shown.
  • A newscaster says that the only effective means of killing the zombies is by 'removing the head or destroying the brain.'
  • There are many instances of characters bludgeoning zombies to death. This is usually not too bloody.
  • Two men throw an assortment of household items at two approaching zombies.
  • A man throws a vinyl record at a zombie, it shatters on its face, leaving shards of glass in its skin.
  • Two men beat two zombies to 'death' offscreen. Some blood is seen on their clothes and weapons.
  • A zombie is briefly seen eating from the exposed chest cavity of a dead person. This is very brief.
  • Three people beat a zombie with snooker cues. This is done in-time to music, and is meant for comedic purposes.
  • A man is dismembered by a crowd of zombies. Bloody.

Profanity

  • Use of the n word by a white man
  • 'F*ck' is said 45 times, including paired once with 'mother.'
  • 'C*nt' is said once this is used in an offensive manner as he asking can i get you beeps a drink.
  • 'Sh*t' is said seven times.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Adults drink beer and liquor and smoke cigarettes.
  • Two men are clearly inebriated in a scene.
  • Cigarettes are emphasized or glorified somewhat due to the contexts in which they are used.
  • The film opens on the main character in a bar drinking a glass of liquor and smoking a cigarette.
  • Adults are shown drinking beer and liquor and smoking cigarettes. Two men are shown to be clearly inebriated in one scene. Cigarettes are emphasized or glorified somewhat due to the contexts in which they are used.
  • Many scenes take place in a pub.
  • A man says that his friend "sells a little bit of weed every now and then", and another man briefly mentions how he once sold marijuana to a friend.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • This is a brutal comedy film. The violence and gore is frequent and dark, and its impact is significantly strong despite the overall comedic tone of the film.
  • The theme of zombies and the violence could be considered to be moderately scary to some audiences. The zombies themselves are often covered in blood.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A main Character is bitten by Zombies. Blood sprays everywhere and it's very Gruesome,Graphic and very disturbing
  • A man shoots a recently spawned zombie in the head. Brief view of the exit wound, some blood. The zombie is the man's mother.
  • At the film's climax, the army arrive on scene, and neutralise the zombie hoard with gunfire. Lots of bullet impacts and blood.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The main character is forced to shoot his mother when she turns into a zombie.
  • A main character is bitten and intended to sacrifice himself to zombies as others leave him. Intense and emotional.
  • A main antagonist is disembowelled, dismembered, decapitated, and eaten alive by a hoard of zombies, all onscreen. This is the most graphic scene in the entire movie. Very disturbing.

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