Main characters threaten others with an axe and a blowtorch, a villain threatens a crowd with a gun, and a cop plays with a gun and says being afraid of guns is 'silly.' A woman also mimes hanging herself as a response to a stressful situation. There's more violence than you'd expect: Limbs and digits are chopped off, with spouting blood that goes everywhere.
Parents need to know that The House is an over-the-top comedy built around an iffy premise: Parents ( Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler) start an illegal casino to pay for their daughter's college.
