Shallow Grave (1994) Poster

(1994)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for scenes of strong grisly violence, and for some language and nudity
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • There is a POV shot up a woman's skirt, where we see she is wearing a black thong, and her buttocks are partially exposed.
  • A woman is seen topless for a brief second. You see her breasts. Not sexual
  • A man is found dead in full frontal nudity. You see his penis. Not sexual
  • A man's rear is shown while bathing
  • A man is mocked by being asked whether he is having an affair with a man or a woman
  • A woman receives amorous letters (we don't see her read them, just posting through the door)

Violence & Gore

  • Most of the violence is subtle.
  • A man gets bashed in the ATM by two men with blood flying out. Later, the blood is seen on the window of the ATM.
  • A man is stabbed in the shoulder which penetrates his body and sticks into the floor. We see a lot of blood in a puddle on the floor. A woman uses a shoe to pound the knife in further. The most gruesome scene in the film
  • A man is stabbed through the neck. The knife stick through and blood pouring out. He leaves a large blood puddle on the floor.
  • Two men are killed offscreen and their bodies fall through an attic door to the ground below.
  • A dead man's feet and hands are cut off and his teeth knocked out, offscreen (we later see the hands and feet in a small white bag covered in blood)
  • A man is tortured by having his head held underneath blood in a bathtub (he later drowns)
  • A woman is punched in the face
  • A man gets a small cut after being stabbed with a drill. Not graphic but we very little bloody detail on his forehead but doesn't pour out
  • Some intense fistfights
  • A man has both of his legs broken with a crow bar.

Profanity

  • "Fuck" is said around 11 times

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Some little detail of smoking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Some violent scenes are somewhat graphic.
  • A prolong sequence shows three people amputating a man's body.
  • There are references to bodies being hacked up in detail.
  • The torture scenes may be considered frightening
  • The genre change from black comedy to thriller is intense and the film has some disturbing scenes.
  • A man is tortured by being stuck in a freezer while two men sit on top of it

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • David dies by getting his knife stabbed by Juliet. The knife penetrates through his neck with small amount of blooding oozing out and soon falls to the floor, minutes later, he takes his last breath and dies.
  • Davis traps Alex and stabs him in the shoulder. After David gets stabbed by Juliet, she hammers the knife down with her hand and then her shoe further onto the ground as Alex screams in pain. He lies there in pain.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • David's corpse is shown.
  • Juliet hammers the knife down that traps Alex onto the ground.
  • The twist is Alex smiles as the shot pans down under the floorboards with the money.

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