House of the Dead (2003) Poster

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for pervasive strong violence/gore, language and some nudity
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Sexual activity is limited to amorous twentysomethings writhing, kissing and groping each other fully clothed.
  • In one case, a couple making out in the woods is attacked by monsters before they can get very far. There is, however, a significant amount of breast nudity in the early going.
  • One girl at the rave is topless.
  • We see a home video recording of another later on.
  • A girl goes for a swim at a secluded beach. She strips to a thong and is shown otherwise naked for the next few minutes.
  • Dancers wear provocative outfits.

Violence & Gore

  • Most of the human deaths are surprisingly restrained. Not a lot of gore.
  • The victims are simply swarmed by zombies.
  • An exception finds a young man bleeding from the mouth before a zombie arm bursts through his back and out his stomach.
  • The undead, however, bite the dust in large numbers and extremely graphic fashion (usually to the tune of gangsta rap or loud techno music).
  • Creatures are hacked with axes and shot at close range. Others get picked off in hails of automatic weapons fire.
  • Blood sprays.
  • Limbs fly.
  • Heads explode or get crushed underfoot.
  • Grenades and dynamite take out more still.
  • Some of the evil dead are more human than others, including those adolescent party animals who havent decomposed much in the past few hours (perhaps all of that alcohol helped to preserve them; we dont know).
  • Regardless, seeing people forced to kill their zombified friends is more disturbing than watching them whack a faceless corpse.
  • For example, a rabid Cindy attacks her peers and is sent flying by a blast, then put down for good with a bullet to the forehead.
  • A mans hand is impaled.
  • Another has his neck broken.
  • A man is hanged.
  • A zombie tries to drown a woman.
  • A boys face is severely burned.
  • A man gets stabbed in the face.
  • A sword fight ends with a girl being run through and her foe being decapitated.

Profanity

  • 19 f*** words

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Beer is the beverage of choice.
  • Guys drink it on the way to the rave.
  • Couples carry bottles of brew with them as they prepare to have sex.
  • Upon arriving at the deserted party, Greg and Simon are so single-mindedly drawn to the unsupervised keg and other booze that they dont worry a bit where everyone is or why the place is trashed.
  • Kirk drinks from a flask and smokes cigars.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Most of the movie is gory and violent, which could disturb some.
  • Creatures pop into view from the wings and are picked off as they do.
  • Several people sacrifice themselves for the good of the group.
  • The zombies may frighten some young viewers.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Sex & Nudity

  • A scarred man tries to seduce a woman.

See also

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