Stand By Me

There is some moderate violence, including fighting with punches thrown. Verbal references to violence also occur, including a reference to a stabbing and references to domestic abuse of a child by his father.

There are scenes in which people are threatened with knives and guns and scenes in which people are in danger, including the boys falling into a leech-infested pond. Boys are chased by a dog and frightened by the sounds of wolves howling. A boy is bullied and threatened by an older boy, who holds a lit cigarette near to his eye. There are visual and verbal references to another boy being bullied.

There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'pussy', 'whore', 'son of a bitch', 'cock', 'dick', 'piss', 'shit', 'douchebag', 'tits', 'bastard', 'asshole', 'ass', 'balls', 'crap', 'screw', 'goddamn', 'hell', 'damn', 'Jesus', 'Jesus Christ' and 'God'.

Moderate sex references occur in dialogue between the boys, including to genitals, masturbation, touching breasts and 'dirty books'.

There is use of the discriminatory terms 'faggot', 'homos' and 'retard'. Boys make fun of a man with mental health problems.

There is an undetailed written reference to 'rape' on a true crime magazine.

A dead body is seen with some blood and cuts on its face. There is also some sight of blood after boys remove leeches from their bodies. Boys carve words into their skin with a razor blade, but not in a violent context.

Verbal references are made to soiling yourself and there is a comic sequence showing projectile vomiting.

The young boys walk on railway tracks, in a 1950s US setting, and are nearly hit by a train. Teenagers play a game of 'chicken' with a truck while driving on a road.

References are made to bereavement and there is a brief funeral scene.

The young boys smoke cigarettes and older teenagers drink alcohol and engage in drink driving. There are verbal references to drunkenness and alcoholism.

There is some mild violence, including fighting with punches thrown.

There are some scenes in which characters are threatened with knives or guns and scenes in which characters are in danger, including the boys falling into a leech-infested pond.

There is occasional use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'pussy' and 'whore'.

There are some moderate sex references in dialogue between the boys, including to masturbation and touching 'boobs'.

There is use of the discriminatory term 'faggot'.

There is sight of a dead body, with some blood on his face. There is also some sight of blood after boys remove leeches from their bodies. A boy has a word carved into his skin with a blade, but not in a violent context.

The young characters walk on railway tracks and are nearly hit by a train.

The young characters smoke cigarettes and older teenagers drink alcohol.