Motion Picture Rating
- Rated R for some violent content, language, and nudity.
Sex & Nudity
- Mild: There is full nudity of a naked female spasming on a bed in dim light.
Violence & Gore
- Moderate: The film features horror-styled violence that is not as extreme as the 2019 movie. There are scenes of demonic violence where animals attack and peck out someone’s eyes, strangle someone, and a flashback shows a person being hanged until dead. Hellboy engages in violent scuffles including gunshots, stabbings, and brief gore.
Profanity
- Mild: Language includes words such as “fuck,” “crap,” and “shit,” often used by Hellboy for comedic effect. Other exclamations include “dammit,” “motherf—ing,” and derogatory terms like “whore” and “a–hole.”
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
- Mild: Hellboy smokes cigarettes throughout the film, which is one of his character trademarks.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- Moderate: The movie contains many intense sequences involving witches and the undead, with lots of contorting bodies particularly from the titular crooked man. Monster attacks include giant spiders and snakes.
Positive Content
- There is minimal positive content; however, themes of serving your country and trying to help others are present but obscured by the convoluted plot.
Positive Role Models
- Very little positive representation; while Hellboy is brave and dutiful, he often resorts to violence unnecessarily. His allies also aim to help but demonstrate questionable judgment.
Diverse Representations
- Limited diversity; Hellboy is portrayed by a White actor in full red makeup. The main female character has limited agency within the story.
This guide provides an overview of the content parents might want to consider before allowing their children to watch Hellboy: The Crooked Man.
