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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG for action violence and some scary images
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • A man and a woman are changing clothes behind changing room doors; their bodies are obscured by the doors, with only their bare shoulders visible.
  • A man and a woman kiss twice.
  • A father inquires if a woman accompanying his son is pregnant. Later, the son explains that his father thinks his personal life is cavalier because he has said "I love you" to more than one person.
  • Abigail's dress reveals cleavage.

Violence & Gore

  • A flare falls on gunpowder causing a giant fiery explosion.
  • Ben Gates punctures his thumb to provide blood to spread over a meerschaum pipe to uncover a riddle.
  • Gates describes punishment for treason in the American (then British) colonies as having one's entrails cut out and burned.
  • A bunch of gunfire erupts in a cemetery. Although nobody is hit, several graves are desecrated.

Profanity

  • "Bloody."
  • "Verdammt" is said in German ("Damn it").
  • "Oh my god."
  • "Damn it" can be faintly heard from one of the bad guys.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A scene at a "gala" shows people drinking wine and champagne. Also, during a scene in which Ian and his men are deciphering the riddle, Shaw is briefly shown drinking a beer. One of the clues is involved using a pipe.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Ian repeatedly threatens people with a gun. His henchmen, Victor and Shaw, also shoot at and threaten Gates' group.
  • A lit flare causes gunpowder to ignite, and a ship explodes with two men inside it, but they save themselves by going into the ship's cargo hold.
  • A man falls to his death in a gaping abyss.
  • A woman is dragged into a vehicle by people with ill intent, but escapes soon after.
  • Frozen, deformed corpses are found in a ship buried in the arctic.
  • The main characters take the Declaration of Independence to protect it; implicitly justified in the film, can be considered questionable; including theft, trespassing, and escaping federal custody.
  • In the opening scene, a young Ben Gates is exploring an attic when his grandfather suddenly and startlingly comes up behind him.
  • Freemasonry is discussed and its symbology is prevalent throughout the film, which may be unsettling depending on one's view of this organization.
  • Numerous scenes may be very intense and/or frightening for some people because of all the action and violence.

Spoilers

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Sex & Nudity

  • A statue of a nude woman is shown in the background of the treasure room scene.

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