Arsenic and Old Lace
Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!
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OK for ages 12+, with caveats: moderate violence, mild sexual content
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ValorScore's Content Advisory for "Arsenic and Old Lace" is "Moderate" (18/100), measuring sex, violence, language, and drug use. See the full per-axis breakdown below to decide if it fits your family.
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In ValorScore's editorial reading, "Arsenic and Old Lace" has ideological presence rated "Clean". This is editorial opinion, not a verdict — see the axes and their evidence in the breakdown below. The overall ValorScore (cleanliness + value + audience rating) is 90/100. See every axis and its evidence in the breakdown below.
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