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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for intense realistic disaster sequences, including disturbing injury images and brief nudity
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Unnecessary, Unexpected Nudity where the mother's tank top comes off and her breasts are showing, in front of her son. Thought this was a "safe' movie to watch with family. I'm not interested in seeing a white woman breast showing in every movie. So ridiculous.

Violence & Gore

  • Two women cough up and vomit blood for an extended period of time, and one of them then proceeds to pull a long, blood-covered piece of seaweed from her throat as her child looks away, gags, and yells at her to stop. This scene is very gross potentially disturbing, although not very graphic or gory.
  • Throughout the film, many people are shown with various injuries, bloody, and wounded. Dead people are also shown as well.
  • This movie has pretty much no violence, just lots of bloody injuries shown.
  • During the Tsunami sequence, many people are shown being hit by the wave. Dead bodies can be seen floating in the water, and people are seen with bloody injuries. The main characters can be seen being bashed around and cut open by debris. The scene is incredibly intense and disturbing and will upset most viewers.
  • After the wave, dozens of dead bodies with bloody wounds can be seen. Hundreds of people are shown with bloody injuries and are shown in intense pain.
  • The back of a woman's leg is ripped open, and the tattered, bloody wound is shown. This is a bit graphic and disturbing, but only shown for a couple of seconds.
  • Disturbing images are constant after the initial tsunami scene, including a body of a dead dog.

Profanity

  • Several uses of 'sh*t.'
  • One whispered use of 'fuck,' several uses of 'shit,' and other uses of mild profanities.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Some people are giving drugs at hospitals, but only as medications.
  • A man asks his wife if they have any wine left, and she indicates that they do.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • During the tsunami sequence, you see a van floating on the water while you hear a baby crying from inside of it. The camera stays on the van for an uncomfortable amount of time, as you see a huge wave coming towards it, eventually swallowing it up as the baby begins to cry harder, pratically becoming a scream. Very upsetting.
  • The destruction, wounded and bloody people, and dead shown on screen are very intense.
  • This movie is not scary but is very sad and intense.
  • The tsunami sequence lasts for nearly 10 minutes, and is incredibly intense and realistic, focusing on the pain and terror of the characters. The scene is extremely disturbing and powerful and will scare and disturb most viewers. The remainder of the film deals with the aftermath, which is equally as disturbing. Many highly realistic scenes of destruction and death can be seen, and these scenes are very likely to upset viewers. The film is also very emotionally intense. Overall, the intensity and realism of the film means that it might disturb younger viewers.
  • There is a very strong sense of threat throughout much of the film.

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • In the hospital scene Maria and a patient began to vomit (probably from the water during the tsunami) uncontrollably and Maria pulls out a long hair. The throw up looks dark and gross. It looks like the pulling out hair from mouth scene from the film Rings 2018. Very disturbing and kinda gross.

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