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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for sexuality, nudity and language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Kim Basinger's character has sex with a man, with her back and buttocks visible while thrusting in sitting position.
  • Kim Basinger's character has sex with a man, but he stops and says "I can't. I am sorry". No nudity.
  • A young (teenage?) man asks a young woman (teenage?) if they can sleep in the same bed if he does not touch her. She agrees. When he touches her she protests but then submits.
  • A teenage girl sits on a bed with a teenage boy and undoes a button on her shirt. They kiss and then lay on the bed.
  • Woman has sex with multiple men and shows her breasts a few times in the movie. Once, she exposes herself out of a window at some young boys walking with their moms. Nudity includes breasts as well as full rear nudity.
  • A man hugs woman from behind and touches her breasts. She stops him, turns around, unbuttons and he kisses her mastectomy scar.
  • Woman lays naked on a bed face down. It is implied that a man is thrusting into her hard from just off-screen, as some noises are heard.
  • Charlize opens her top and reveals her breasts and erect nipples.
  • Woman changes out of wet dress in her apartment and walks towards a relative stranger/man with her robe open, exposing her breasts.

Violence & Gore

  • Some discussion about the death of two people in a fire as the location of the deaths is explored.
  • A man slaps a teenage girl.
  • A teenage girl and boy burn themselves on their arms with a lighter.
  • A woman cuts her leg with a rock, with a scar from a previous cut also visible.

Profanity

  • 'F*ck' is said 11 times, including once in Spanish and shown in English subtitles.
  • 'Sh*t' is said six times, including paired with 'bull' at least once.
  • 'Sl*t' is said once.
  • 'B*tch' is said four times, including paired with 'son of a' twice.
  • 'H*ll' is said five times as an exclamation.
  • The Lord's name is taken in vain, including both 'Jesus' and 'Jesus Christ' are said.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Several women drink whiskey while they talk, which a teenage boy points out.
  • Wine is served and drank at a restaurant.
  • Charlise Theron's character smokes cigarettes in several scenes in the movie.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The explosion which kills two people is quite dramatic and emotional for another character.
  • A few argument, with shouting or crying.
  • A character's self destructive actions can be disturbing.
  • A man is brought to a hospital and it is unclear if he will survive.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A teenage girl lights a fire that spreads to a propane tank and causes a large explosion.

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