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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for violence and a substantial amount of strong language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Some mild innuendo and jokes.
  • There's a blurry and stylized flashback of a rape. It happens quick and blurred so mostly of it is offscreen. No nudity whatsoever.
  • A nude statue is shown from the waist up. If you blink, you'll miss it.
  • A man talks about finding a fully nude woman in his car.

Violence & Gore

  • A man is shot in the head. Little blood is shown.
  • Two men are killed in an elevator leaving bloody smears and a little bit of brain matter.
  • A charred decomposed corpse is shown. It is almost burnt until a skeleton, very hard to watch.
  • There's a stylized and blurry flashback of a home assault. The mother is raped (part of it offscreen) and her children are threatened in front of their father. For his reputation, the father kills his family and two of the thieves. No blood is shown.
  • A man is shot in the back. Blood splatters in front of him.
  • Many scenes of men with guns and many men are shot and killed (with some blood).
  • There is a shootout on a boat.
  • A child's throat is slit in a stylised flashback. Even though there is no blood it is still quite disturbing.
  • Many bullet wounds are shown in a man's head. Quite graphic.
  • A man is burned in boat explosion and shown covered in bandages. The actual wound isn't shown
  • A man shoots another man in the back with a rifle. No blood.
  • A man shoots two men. Wounds appear and blood slowly trickles from each. They fall leaving small red stains on a car parked behind them
  • A boat is blown up in several scenes.

Profanity

  • "Cocksucker" is used 8 times
  • The slur "fag" is used.
  • About 100 F-words.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • There are many discussions of illegal drug dealings.
  • Some characters are shown smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages.
  • The central event of the film is the assault on a ship rumored to be carrying 91 million dollars of cocaine

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The flashback to an assault on a woman and several children is quite disturbing.
  • The many deaths throughout may be difficult for some viewers.
  • The main characters are criminals, and they commit several crimes throughout the film.

Spoilers

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Though not frightening, viewers may find the last 10 minutes of the film amazingly intense, seeing as it spits out two twists, one right after the other.

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