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Rupert Graves, Martin Freeman, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock (2010)

Parents guide

The Great Game

Sherlock

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    None
  • Violence & Gore:
    Moderate
  • Profanity:
    Mild
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Mild
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Moderate

Sex & Nudity

None
16 of 20 found this to have none
A character says "the flirting's over, daddy's had enough now!"
A man's underwear is shown and commented on.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
10 of 15 found this moderate
An extremely tall, unhuman-like figure snaps an elderly woman's neck, which is not seen clearly onscreen, and a fight between him and two other men ensues. The two attempt to shoot him and he attempts to suffocate them, but it still isn't a really violent scene because of the way it is directed.
A man is seen pushing another man down to the stairs and thereby causing his death.
The hairy backside of a severed human head is seen in a fridge. The scene is made humorously and no blood is seen.
A dead woman is seen in a morgue, coated from her neck downwards.
A dead body is seen lying on the tracks of a train, but the scene is darkly lit and there isn't any blood to be seen.

Profanity

Mild
8 of 12 found this mild
Eight religious exclamations, one anatomical term, mild obscenities such as "hell", mild derogatory name-calling, and some mild sexual references.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Mild
10 of 13 found this mild
A man is described to have been completely drunk, as we see people in a bar drinking.
There is drinking casually.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
8 of 19 found this moderate
The violence in this episode isn't made to frighten viewers, but the hostage situations, especially those, in which an old woman and a kid are kidnapped, may be considered intense by some audiences.
The antagonist in this episode is portrayed as a sort of psychopath and is likely to frighten young viewers.

Certifications

  • Australia
    • M
  • Brazil
    • 12DVD release
    • 14internet
  • Chile
    • 13+Netflix self-rating
  • Finland
    • K-12
  • Netherlands
    • 12
  • Philippines
    • PG-13
  • Singapore
    • PG13
  • United Kingdom
    • 12
  • United States
    • TV-14

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