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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent image
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Elise's cleavage is seen many times along the film.
  • David & Elise kiss in the bathroom.
  • David and Elise have sex. Although there is no nudity, you can see bare shoulders and them kissing. After the sex, they sleep in the same bed that night.
  • David jokes about pulling his pants down.
  • David stares at Elise's legs while she is sleeping on a bus. (No nudity)

Violence & Gore

  • Chasing David, Harry gets hit by a car and bounces hard off its windshield.
  • David tries to hail a cab, but agents engineer an accident in which the vehicle is jarringly T-boned. The driver is shaken and has blood on his face.
  • When David does get a cab, he instructs the driver to run the red lights.
  • Thompson causes Elise to fall during a ballet performance, and we hear the crunch of her ankle being badly sprained. At the hospital, David hits Thompson in the face. He knocks out another agent in a separate scene.
  • Groups of black-clad soldiers with face masks pursue David and Elise. David roughly straight-arms and shoulder-checks agents who get in his way.
  • As David is running away, some men use forces to trip him. He falls hard onto his hands.
  • David punches a few men.

Profanity

  • 'Sh*t' is said 12 times, including one paired with 'holy' and four paired with 'bull'.
  • '*ss' is said three times.
  • 'Son of a b*tch' is said three times.
  • 'B*stard' is said once.
  • 'D*mn' is said twice, including once paired with 'God'.
  • 'H*ll' is said ten times.
  • The Lord's name is taken in vain, including 'God' exclaimed four times and 'Jesus' said once.
  • 'Jack off' is said once.
  • A middle finger gesture is made once.
  • 'F*ck' is said twice.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • David drinks a beer in the dance club.
  • Elise has a bottle of wine in a bathroom.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The chase scenes are quite intense.
  • Much of the movie is a bit intense but it is infused with light-heartedness.
  • David gets kidnapped by a group of men.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The movie is about David and Elise are in love, but a group of men called the "adjustment bureau" try to interfere with their relationship and their fates.
  • David is threatened to get his brain erased.

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