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Movie · Music, Romance · 1965 · G

The Sound of Music: parents' guide

6+our pick

Best for ages 6 and up. Rated G.

A beloved family musical about a governess who brings music back to a widowed naval captain and his seven children as the Nazis take over Austria. There's no swearing beyond 'Heil Hitler,' and romance stays at gentle kisses, including the eldest daughter's crush on a delivery boy. The final act turns tense as the family slips away from soldiers, hides among the gravestones of an abbey, and the captain is held at gunpoint. Adults drink wine and champagne, and one smokes. At nearly three hours, it suits patient kids about 6 and up.

What's in it

Violence

Mild

No fighting or injuries. Nazi troops take over Austria, the captain tears up a Nazi flag, and during the escape a young man points a gun at him. The menace is implied rather than shown.

Language

None

No profanity. Characters say 'Heil Hitler' in a few scenes, which may prompt questions from kids.

Sex and nudity

Mild

Liesl, 16, kisses a telegram delivery boy in a gazebo, and Maria and the captain dance, kiss and marry. A puppet show has two goats marry. Nothing beyond kisses.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

Mild

Adults drink wine and champagne at parties, and the baroness smokes and sips cocktails. The captain refuses to let Liesl taste champagne.

Scary or intense scenes

Mild

A thunderstorm frightens the children, and the last half hour builds suspense as soldiers search a dark abbey graveyard with flashlights and a gun is pointed at the captain. The children's mother died before the story begins.

Worth talking about

Rolf chooses the Nazi party over his friendship with Liesl, while the captain refuses to serve it. Ask what makes it hard to stand up to an idea that is popular but wrong.

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Checked October 13th, 2026 against Common Sense Media, Plugged In, movieguide.org, the MPA, moviemom.com, bbfc.co.uk. The age is our judgment, not an official rating, and every family draws its lines differently: read the notes, not just the number. Spotted something we missed? Tell us. How we rate.