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The Shawshank Redemption
UNSAFE
Drama · Crime·1994

The Shawshank Redemption

Unsafe — contains visual nudity and/or sex scenes

Sex & Nudity Content

Visual content only. References, dialogue, and jokes don't count.

  • Male butt shown in the background at the beginning of the movie.
  • Pictures of women in the protagonist's cell, they are wearing clothing that reveals cleavage. Quick scenes, easy to miss.
  • In a mildly lengthy scene, a prison is shown full of completely nude men holding a pile of folded towels in front of their penises; buttocks are shown. Not sexual.
  • A man mocks another man who kissed a woman and says that they had sex but they didn't. Not explicit.
  • Naked male inmates in the shower can be seen.

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Our Safety Parameters

We measure one thing and one thing only: visual nudity and sex scenes. Every TV show and movie is rated Safe, Slightly Safe, or Unsafe.

SAFE
  • ✓Zero visual nudity or sex scenes throughout the movie or episode
  • ✓Verbal references, dialogue, or jokes are considered safe
  • ✓Violence and profanity do not affect the safety rating
SLIGHTLY SAFE
  • ~Only brief flashes of nudity (a second or two) or partial / distant exposure
  • ~Sex is implied — covered, under sheets, fades to black, no body parts shown
  • ~No extended, graphic, or repeated sexual content
UNSAFE
  • ✗Clear visual nudity (breasts, genitals, full buttocks shown plainly)
  • ✗On-screen sex scenes with thrusting, undressing, or extended intimacy
  • ✗Multiple or graphic sexual scenes anywhere in the movie or episode