What age is Scent of a Woman for?

Al Pacino's character drinks a lot throughout the movie. The only violence would be when Al Pacino's character attacks his nephew for being rude to him and when he's about to shoot himself and the kid. So I would say kids 11 up would be able to see this due to the language.
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Can kids watch Scent of a Woman?

Parents need to know that this R-rated movie includes strong language, and one of the main characters is an alcoholic who constantly drinks Jack Daniels. There is talk of sex, but no sex scenes or nudity. There are some physical altercations, but no blood or gore.
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What is the point of Scent of a Woman?

It is the conflict between the conscience and the improvement of one's conditions which defines the ultimate theme of the “Scent of a woman”. Frank's goal is to be shaped by his plan to spend a weekend in New York and to take his own life.
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Is Scent of a Woman sad?

"Scent of a Woman" is, in many ways, a sad film because these characters, even with their neatly tied up resolutions at the end of the film, seem destined for sadness.
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Why is Carlito's Way Rated R?

CARLITO'S WAY is a film full of profanity, graphic violence, drug abuse and sexual perversion.
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Why is Carlitos way an 18?

VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - Countless numbers of dead bodies, primarily from gun shots. In one scene, a young man has his throat slit and in another, particularly chilling scene, a man is beaten to death with a boat oar while he screams for mercy. There are two major shoot outs, the last one includes graphic blood and gore.
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Why is Scarface rated R?

According to Mr. De Palma, the director of ''Carrie'' and ''Blow Out,'' the seven-member rating board gave ''Scarface'' an X for ''excessive and cumulative violence and for language.
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Are tears a turn off?

A team of Israeli scientists is reporting that when your date at the movies starts crying, it may have an effect on you even if you can't see the tears. Seeing tears clearly has an effect on people -- it tends to turn anger into compassion.
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Is the Baird school real?

Baird School is a private school located in Burlington, VT. The student population of Baird School is 44.
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What is the natural Scent of a Woman called?

The natural scent varies with the menstrual cycle. Some studies revealed that women's scent smells most pleasantly during ovulation. Typically, a woman's natural scent is called androstadienone.
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Does Scent of a Woman have a happy ending?

"Scent of a Woman" ended happily with Yeon-jae and Ji-wook not giving up on hope until the end while many were interested in its ending. In the last episode, Lee Yeon-jae who was only given 6 months to live, was living seven months and two days now.
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Why does Al Pacino say hoo ah?

The Los Angeles Times suggested it originated during the Indian Wars of the 1840's, and was and abridged version of “heard, understood and acknowledged.” Regardless of “hoo-ah's” actual origin, Pacino reveal he learned about the term while researching for his role as a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel.
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Why is playing with fire rated PG?

Playing with Fire is rated PG by the MPAA for rude humor, some suggestive material and mild peril. Violence: There are scenes of peril involving firefighters in dangerous situations. A vehicle containing children almost goes over a drop; the children are saved at the last minute.
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Can I watch Scent of a Woman on Netflix?

Watch Scent of a Woman | Netflix.
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Why is the House of Flowers rated MA?

Mexican series-based comedy has sex, language, violence.
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Who taught Al Pacino the tango?

Seeking enlightenment, I telephoned Paul Pellicoro, the 42-year-old owner of the dance studio Dancesport, who taught Al Pacino to tango for the movie ''Scent of a Woman.
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Is Baird a college?

Baird College was a women's educational facility founded in 1885, opening on September 29 by Priscilla Baird and Homer T. Baird in Clinton, Missouri.
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What does a woman crying do to a man?

Female weeping dampens sexual arousal in men. Tears shed by women contain chemical signals that decrease sexual arousal and testosterone levels in men, according to a study.
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Is crying a turn off to a guy?

After sniffing odorless tears from women who cried during a sad movie, men in a study were less attracted to the opposite sex and less sexually aroused, as assessed by self-reports, physiological measurements and neuroimaging tests, than men who sniffed saltwater.
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Why do people smell when crying?

Tears of sadness contain a chemical turn-off for men. Like animal tears, human tears may influence the behaviour of others by smell alone. In a pilot experiment Noam Sobel and colleagues at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, asked a group of men to sniff tears before filling out a mood questionnaire.
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Can a 12 year old watch Scarface?

What Parents Need to Know. Parents need to know that Scarface is extremely violent from start to finish and is not recommended to anyone under the age of 17. It has developed a cultlike following, especially among teenage males.
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Why is taxi driver an 18?

Violence, swearing, drugs, and more in gangster classic.
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What age is pulp fiction suitable for?

Despite the film's innovation and success, however, the extreme violence and sexual content featured in the film makes it wholly inappropriate for kids and all but the most mature teens.
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