The Cove Parent Guide
The Cove
Rating & Content Info
Why is The Cove rated PG-13? The Cove is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for disturbing content.
This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:
Violence:
- Frequent portrayals of abuses toward animals (some blood and detail shown).
- Four scenes depicting animal slaughter.
- Infrequent descriptions and portrayals of violence towards humans (some involving children).
- Archival footage of people suffering from mercury poisoning (some detail shown).
- Occasional disturbing scenes that may frighten children.
Sexual Content:
- Verbal references to sexual activity.
- Brief portrayal of sexual activity (no nudity or detail shown).
Language:
- Infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity and cursing.
Drugs and Alcohol:
- Use of tobacco.
Page last updated February 13, 2012
News About "The Cove"
Cast and Crew
The Cove is directed by Louie Psihoyos, Mark Monroe. and stars .
Home Video
The most recent home video release of The Cove movie is December 8, 2009. Here are some details…
The Cove releases to DVD on December 8, 2009 and to Blu-ray on April 8. 2011.
The Cove on Blu-ray includes the following bonus extras:
- Audio commentary with director Louie Psihoyos and producer Fisher Stevens.
- Black Ops Covert Gear.
- Freediving..
- Mercury Rising.
- Deleted Scenes.
- Theatrical Trailer.
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