The Hateful Eight parents guide

The Hateful Eight Parent Guide

If three is a crowd, then eight is critical mass just waiting to explode.

Release date December 30, 2015

A winter blizzard forces a group of strangers to take shelter in one house. Coincidentally, most of them are bounty hunters -- with the obvious exception of a woman prisoner (Jennifer Jason Leigh). And the ensuing cabin fever doesn't bring out the kinder-gentler side of any of them.

Why is The Hateful Eight rated R? The MPA rated The Hateful Eight R for strong bloody violence, a scene of violent sexual content, language and some graphic nudity.

Run Time: 182 minutes

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Please Note: We have not viewed this movie. The information below is a summary based on data gathered from government and industry sponsored film classification agencies in various global regions.

Why is The Hateful Eight rated R? The Hateful Eight is rated R by the MPAA for strong bloody violence, a scene of violent sexual content, language and some graphic nudity.

Violence:
- Visually explicit portrayals of violence.
- Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand conflict with blood and some gory detail.
- Several depictions of beating, shooting and stabbing.
- Scene of sexual violence.
- Gory and grotesque images
- Disturbing scenes.

Sexual Content:
- Portrayal of a sexual assault with buttock nudity and some detail.
- Buttocks and genitalia nudity in a non-sexual context.
- Implied sexual activity.
- Sexual references.
- Crude content

Language:
Approximately 140 instances of coarse and sexual language, including:
- Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context.
- Frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions.
- Frequent use of ethno-cultural slurs.

Drug and Alcohol Use:
- Tobacco use.

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Cast and Crew

The Hateful Eight is directed by Quentin Tarantino and stars Channing Tatum, Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Home Video

The most recent home video release of The Hateful Eight movie is March 29, 2016. Here are some details…

The Hateful Eight releases to home video on March 29, 2016.

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