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Is Bowling for Columbine safe for children?

R Documentary, Drama Not recommended
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# Bowling for Columbine - Parent Guide This documentary explores America's gun violence through strong language, graphic footage of shootings, and intense interviews. It contains moderate sexual content and disturbing imagery that could upset children. The R rating is warranted—this is adult political commentary, not appropriate for viewers under 17 without parental discretion.
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Violence
Strong
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Language / Profanity
Strong
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Sexual Content
Moderate
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Horror / Scary
Moderate
Type
Movie
Released
2002
Rating
R
Genre
Documentary, Drama

This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.

Michael Moore
Michael Moore
Self
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
Self
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
Self
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
Self - NRA President
Full cast on IMDb ›
Under 6
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Ages 6–8
Not recommended
Ages 9–12
Not recommended
Ages 13+
Not recommended

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Ratings based on MPAA/TV classification and TMDB metadata. Updated March 2026.
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