Moderate
154 of 357 found this moderate
The Dude shades a notepad revealing a doodle of a penis and testicles on a piece of paper. It's a doodle and not flesh and is mild.
A scene where characters watch a few seconds of an adult film on a small screen. One woman is in very revealing clothing, and one of them is fully nude (you see her breasts for like half a minute, then 2 characters make out.)
A woman bounces on a trampoline. Breasts are shown.
A woman is forward in a meeting with the "Dude" discussing sex and making a reference to the male anatomy (penis).
A woman in a bikini asks a man to blow on her toes to dry nail polish, she then says she will give him a blow job for $1,000. No sex or nudity.
There is a brief discussion about a character who is a registered sex offender and the time he did in prison. According to Walter, said character exposed himself to an eight-year-old and was forced to inform everyone in his neighborhood before moving in.
One of the main characters works at a porn studio, so there are some scenes that take place there. A scene in which she arrives there shows her topless from far away, but breasts are still briefly visible
There are several gratuitous close up scenes of a topless woman sitting crossed-legged as she floats upward off the screen.
All nudity in the film is of females. No male nudity is shown.
Multiple instances of brief breast nudity and sexual humor.
Mild
107 of 193 found this mild
Walter threatens a fellow bowler with his Vietnam service pistol. Played for laughs and doesnt last long.
The violence is played for humor, but some instances are intense.
A severed toe wrapped in gauze is sent in the mail. There is some blood on the bandage as it is unwrapped.
Thugs come into The Dude's home and smash his belongings with a cricket bat.
Walter uses a crowbar to destroy a Corvette. The owner of the Corvette later uses the crowbar to destroy The Dude's car.
A police officer throws a coffee cup at The Dude's forehead and pushes him to the floor.
A thug interrogates The Dude by shoving his head into a toilet. Another thug urinates on The Dude's carpet.
A man gets hit in the stomach by a bowling ball; he almost vomits and appears to be in pain.
Severe
243 of 288 found this severe
281 uses of "fuck", 36 uses of "shit" (including 3 uses of "bullshit," 2 uses of "dipshit" and 1 use each of "shit-head" and "shitty"), 16 uses of "ass," 7 uses of "Goddamn," 7 uses of "hell," 6 uses of "dick," 6 uses of "asshole," 5 uses of "Jesus" and "jerk-off," 3 uses of "damn," 2 each uses of "bitch," "pissed," "slut" and "Jesus Christ," and 1 use each of "cock," "prick," "rod," "Johnson" (both slang terms for male genitals) "whore," "beaver" (a slang term for female genitals), "son of a bitch".
Moderate
116 of 182 found this moderate
The Dude is shown smoking marijuana a couple of times and he is constantly high.
The Dude drinks "White Russians" in several scenes.
In one scene, The Dude drinks beer and smokes marijuana while driving, causing an accident.
Characters smoke cigarettes.
Mild
118 of 179 found this mild
The instances of people breaking into the Dude's home an assaulting him may be difficult for some viewers.
Overall the film is a comedy and even the tense moments are meant to be taken jokingly.
Big Lebowski yawns while lying on the carpet. The scene is so shocking that the character played by him is nice, funny and some people can identify with him. Most likely, the scene is some kind of black humor. There are no consequences for this act and no one sees it.
A character threatens another character with a gun.
Walter's rants about his time in Vietnam are humorous but can be intense.
The kidnappers send a severed toe in order to induce their victims family to pay up.