Can You Guess the Oscar Film From the IMDb Parents Guide Content Warning?

May 2024 · 3 minute read

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You know the Oscars field pretty well by now. You’ve filled out ballots, you’ve shaken your head over the possibility that Bohemian Rhapsody or Greek Book wins, you’ve tried to read the nominations tea leaves. But how solid is your Oscar knowledge really? You may recognize all the titles and names, but this quiz will test whether you can identify Oscar-nominated movies through an entirely different lens, one that looks at movies and asks, “Does this film have too much cleavage? How many swears are there?” Can you identify Oscar-nominated movies based solely on excerpts from the content advisory warnings on their IMDb Parents Guide page?

Each excerpt below comes from one of the content warning sections of the IMDb Parents Guide for an Oscar nominated film; match the potentially troublesome content description with its film, and think seriously before taking your preteen to see The Favourite. (Some of these could easily fit for multiple films, but please note: The parents of the IMDb warning section have written each description with one specific film in mind.)

Can You Guess the Oscar Film From the IMDb Parents Guide Content Warning?

Can you guess the Best Picture nominee based on these parental warnings submitted by IMDb users?

"A brief sex scene in bed while she wrapped her legs around the man's waist and some thrusting is visible too."

The Favourite

Green Book

A Star Is Born

Bohemian Rhapsody

"During a comical scene, one character gives someone the middle-finger."

Black Panther

BlacKkKlansman

A Star Is Born

Vice

"[Character’s name] is shown in many outfits displaying cleavage."

A Star Is Born

The Favourite

Vice

Green Book

"[Bad language is] very pervasive and frequent. 100 uses of 'fuck,' 10 uses of 'shit.' God's name is tangled up with 'damn' 20 times. 3 uses of 'tities.' [sic.] 6 uses of 'ass.'"

A Star Is Born

BlacKkKlansman

Green Book

Bohemian Rhapsody

"A couple is seen on a couch together, they are naked but covered with blankets. Then their friends rush into the room and she covered herself with the blanket."

Vice

Green Book

The Favourite

Bohemian Rhapsody

"The scene where [actor’s name]’s character intentionally steps on a rabbit could upset some viewers, particularly when the rabbit whimpers in pain but the rabbit is not killed."

Bohemian Rhapsody

Vice

The Favourite

BlacKkKlansman

"Dick Cheney often smokes cigars."

Bohemian Rhapsody

BlacKkKlansman

Green Book

Vice

"[Character A] gives [Character B] a furious and lengthy handjob. No nudity is shown but heavily implied."

A Star Is Born

The Favourite

Vice

Black Panther

"28 uses of 'fuck,' a few uses of 'bullshit,' and 'god damn.'"

Vice

Black Panther

Green Book

Bohemian Rhapsody

"The main characters get lost while driving and are pulled over at night. The result confrontation gets violent when a racist cop insults the driver and is punched for it. The driver is immediately arrested for Assaulting a Police Officer and the African-American pianist, who was not involved in any way, is arrested also for being in a town where African-Americans are not allowed to be at night."

Black Panther

Bohemian Rhapsody

Green Book

A Star Is Born

IMDb

Can You Guess the Oscar Film From IMDb’s Parental Warning?

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