Prince of Darkness (1987) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • Some sexual references.
  • A man and woman go out together. Next they are seen in bed the next morning. Sex is implied. Nothing shown.

Violence & Gore

  • 12//13/14 years and up is a good minimum age of watching.
  • A man is murdered by a mob. His body later appears, re-animated and crawling with insects, then falls to pieces.
  • A man is stabbed repeatedly in the back with hedgeclippers. Not too much blood is seen, but it's still violent.
  • A man attempts to kill himself by stabbing himself in the throat with a piece of wood. Not graphic.
  • A woman is attacked with an axe. Her arm is cut off, and she instantly regrows a new one; when her head is cut off, she picks it up and puts it back in place.
  • The zombie/demons have bloody, deformed grisly faces.

Profanity

  • Infrequent strong language. 4 uses of 'fuck', 2 uses of 'asshole' and couple uses of 'shit', "oh, my God" and "Jesus Christ".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Briefly, a man opens a beer can. He offers it to a woman, but she refuses.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The possessed woman has a gruesome wide-eyed expression which could scare some viewers.
  • The entire film has a very disturbing theme.
  • There are many intense scenes most involve close up of bugs which can be very disturbing and will make you squirm.
  • Maggots are seen in a homeless woman's cup when she meets the vicar.
  • Several moments will make you jump.

Spoilers

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Man wakes up in bed, then turns around to find the gruesomely disfigured body of his girlfriend. This however appears to be a dream.
  • Ants are seen crawling on a homeless woman's face, close up. There is a close up of worms on a window during the translation scene.

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