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The Shining
UNSAFE
Horror · Thriller·1980

The Shining

Unsafe — contains visual nudity and/or sex scenes

Sex & Nudity Content

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

  • There are a couple of nude posters in a man's room with photos of a topless and a naked woman. Only breasts are shown, no nipples.
  • A man in a bear costume is giving a man oral sex. The action is not shown though it's brief.
  • Bathroom scene around 58 minutes has nudity.
  • The descriptor above states that vulva is shown but pubic hair is blocking view of it, it's just breasts and buttocks that are 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