Death on the Nile | 2022 | PG-13 | – 5.6.2

Why is “Death on the Nile” rated PG-13? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “violence, some bloody images, and sexual material.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a few suggestive dance sequences, several kissing scenes, discussion of love and infidelity, an explosion in a war scene that leaves a man badly scarred, several deaths by gunshot and a slashed throat, a near death by a falling stone, a gunshot wound to the leg, and many arguments, threats of violence, and some mild language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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After the death of an heiress (Gal Gadot) on her honeymoon in Egypt, the famed Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) must do what he can to solve the crime before the killer strikes again. Also with Armie Hammer, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Emma Mackey, Ali Fazal, Rose Leslie, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Letitia Wright, Sophie Okonedo, Russell Brand, Michael Rouse, Alaa Safi, Orlando Seale and Susannah Fielding. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Several lines of dialogue are spoken in French with English subtitles. [Running Time: 2:07]

Death on the Nile SEX/NUDITY 5

 – A man and a woman kiss, he presses against her, she turns her back to him and presses her clothed buttocks against him, he caresses her, and she tries to unfasten his pants while referring to a “serpent”; they are interrupted (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details). Men and women dance in a club and several moves are suggestive with thrusting hips: a woman kicks her leg high over a man’s shoulder and then leans down on the floor, where the man straddles her and caresses her clothed buttocks; she stands back up and they kiss. A man and woman dance closely to each other, the man lifts the woman up and she wraps her leg around his shoulder while another woman watches and appears jealous. A man and a woman kiss and the man presses the woman against a wall and lifts her arms over her head. A man and a woman kiss in several scenes.
► A man kisses a woman on the neck in front of another woman. Two women hug and later hold hands and it is implied that they are lovers. A man lifts a woman off the floor and spins her around a few times.
► A man talks to a woman about having agreed to marry him before he was wounded and he tries to tell her to leave him (she does not); the woman then kisses the man’s hand. A woman says of a man, “We have sex a lot.” A young man tells a man that he is a “kept man.” A woman cries and says, “I love him madly.” A woman argues with her adult son about love and she tells him, “The lucky ones die in childbirth” as she declines to give him her blessing to marry a woman. A man yells at a woman and says he never loved her (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details).
► Women wear low-cut evening gowns that reveal bare backs, shoulders and cleavage and they are made of clingy fabrics that hug their figures in several scenes. A woman wears a low-cut crop top that reveals cleavage, bare abdomen and back. A woman opens her blouse a bit and places a large gem against her chest, admiring it (we do not see cleavage).

Death on the Nile VIOLENCE/GORE 6

 – Armed soldiers wearing gas masks move stealthily toward a bridge guarded by enemy soldiers as a cloud of gas floats through the air; gunfire is exchanged and the men on the bridge retreat as an advancing commander trips an explosive that blows up the bridge, killing him and injuring another soldier. We see war sequences where the surrounding areas are bombed out and scorched with men covered in mud and standing in trenches; a man is shown being carried on a stretcher (we do not see injuries).
► A woman’s throat is slashed by someone unseen and we see blood splash on the wall of a ship and across a man’s face. A man is shot in the throat and we hear him gasp and gag before he dies (we see a bloody bullet wound). A body is caught around the paddle wheel of a ship and as it slams into a window, and its leg cracks the glass; we see the body laid out on the deck with its throat slashed. A man chases someone on a ship, he is shot at, and he throws a cleaver and an axe at the shooter.
► A man yells at a woman and says he never loved her, she pulls a gun and shoots him in the leg, and then holds the gun under her chin before others knock the gun to the floor (we see blood on the man’s hand and handkerchief) and the man writhes in pain (a doctor later says that the bone is shattered). Two men argue and shove each other as several other people try to break them up until one man shoots a gun in the air to get their attention. A woman screams and we see a woman in her bead dead from a bullet to the temple (we see blood and scorch marks on the woman and blood on her pillow). A man is shot in the back (we see blood spread in his shirt as he falls limp). A woman is shot in the chest and we see blood on her dress as she dies. We see a woman being shot in the head (below the frame). We see a man being shot in the leg and yelling in pain, with blood shown.
► A man and a woman kissing and caressing (please see the Sex/Nudity category for more details) in a stone structure are interrupted when a large stone falls toward them (they are not harmed). A snake lunges toward a woman and a man pins it under the handle of his cane. We see someone dislodging and pushing a large stone off a ledge toward a man and a woman standing below (they are not struck). Two men hold guns on each other and a woman points a gun at one of the men.
► A sandstorm blows through an area where people are walking through a stone structure and they take shelter inside it. A man flies a kite while standing on the side of a giant pyramid; another man yells at him and the first man climbs down. A man pulls a handgun out of his jacket and argues with another man about not being responsible for a woman’s death. A woman shows a gun that she carries in her purse and threatens to use the weapon on herself. A woman removes her hat to reveal a small handgun concealed inside it. A champagne cork pops and startles a woman. A woman cheats at shuffleboard when another woman distracts her opponent. Several people are questioned about their whereabouts during a murder. A man boards a boat and drops a water-soaked scarf wrapped around a gun on the deck as he yells and others onboard come to see.
► A woman yells at a man and shoves him. A woman charges out of a reception area when another woman enters. A woman argues with her adult son about love and she tells him, “The lucky ones die in childbirth,” as she declines to give him her blessing to marry a woman. A man yells, “I could kill you.” A man cries over a woman’s dead body. A woman says she’ll die without a man. A woman describes a time when her young niece was ordered out of a swimming pool by a white child that complained about sharing the pool with her. A woman complains about the working class being put upon in several scenes and identifies herself as being a communist. A man says that he doesn’t have the words, the money or the pedigree to speak for him. A woman describes a reception as a decadent display of wealth. A man talks about putting “a bullet in the groom.” People talk about love not being fair and that there are no rules. A woman says, “When you have money, no one is ever really your friend.” A woman implies that another woman is shirking her responsibilities because of “one little husband.” A woman talks about imagining another woman with “a last cigarette, blindfolded, up against a wall, and bang.” A woman describes that the wives of pharaohs would be buried alive with them. A woman says, “I will die if we are parted.” A man describes his fiancée being killed when the train she was travelling on was struck by a mortar. A woman describes someone being paid by her employer to break up their engagement. People search through the possessions of travelers on a ship and the river is dragged for evidence of a murder. A woman says, “I thought of taking my life.” A man talks about being shot on sight if the police would see him, “A dark man,” carrying a gun and, “They would shoot me before I saw a noose.”
► A man is shown with a gaping face wound in a hospital with many other wounded soldiers. A man says, “Travel by water does not agree with me.” A woman complains of having a fever and says that she is sure that she has malaria. A man stumbles while walking on the deck of a ship and seems sick, and he leans against the railing of a ship. A body covered by a sheet is carried off a ship in a couple of scenes. Several bodies tightly wrapped in cloth are carried off a ship on stretchers. A body is shown covered by a sheet on a table and a man remarks that she is “in the freezer with the hams,” as another man straightens one exposed foot (we hear a crack). We see blood splatters on the wall of a ship.
► A crocodile jumps out of the water and snatches a bird standing on a rock (we see no blood).

Death on the Nile LANGUAGE 2

 – 1 anatomical term, 6 mild obscenities, 1 derogatory term for African-American people, name-calling (simple, too spectacular to fail, kept man, ludicrous, pure cold detective, stupid, bourgeois nightmare, devil, gangster, gob smack, unkind, cruel, fool, penniless, bloated despotic king, rubbish, smug, vain, freak, bad daddy, inane, cynical, childish, shocking, decadent display of wealth, engorged stallion, slippery fish), exclamations (convention be damned, I don’t give a fig, sick with it, oh dear, I swear, enough, I swear it), 1 religious profanity (GD), 5 religious exclamations (e.g. oh God, thank God, God, good God). | profanity glossary |

Death on the Nile SUBSTANCE USE

 – A woman talks about taking sleeping pills, and a man describes a woman smoking cigarettes of a variety of makeups (implying tobacco and drugs). People drink in a club scene, people drink champagne in a hotel, people drink wine with a meal, champagne is poured in several scenes and people drink, and a man describes a woman as drinking to excess. A woman talks about smoking in her room on a ship, and a woman smokes a cigarette on the deck of a ship.

Death on the Nile DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Wealth, betrayal, love, trust, jealousy, regret, secrets, egoism, revolution, stock market crash, lost fortunes, guilt.

Death on the Nile MESSAGE

 – Love can drive people to extremes.