In the future, an oppressive government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers known as "firemen" to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation. Curious about the world of books, he soon falls in love with a beautiful young member of a pro-literature underground - and with literature itself.
A wife tackles her husband onto the bed and they kiss. Her upper thigh is seen.
A woman reaches inside of her dress to grab her chest, presumably under the influence of a drug.
violence
A woman is burned to death.
The boss-fireman is also burned to death after being shot.
alcohol
Within the story it is commonplace for citizens to drug themselves with stimulants and sedatives.
Cigarette smoking throughout
frightening
The book-burning scenes with Bernard Herrmann's score played simultaneously may seem disturbing, maybe too much for viewers, especially younger viewers, to look at.
