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Certification

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Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • It appears that Sean has a love interest or a therapist.

Violence & Gore

  • Sean shrieked and killed the old man by suffocating him with a big heavy blanket.
  • Sean's tooth is pulled out in the flashback. No blood is shown on the tongs. But a drop of blood is briefly seen on his chin after he suffers.
  • Adams told Sean that he's not a pilot for 7 years. He's "shot down" and "suffered from a bad concussion". Yet Adams said that Sean is conscious enough to deploy a parachute for his chance to survive.
  • Extreme images of murder.
  • Rated R for violence, language, terror, and disturbing images

Profanity

  • 3 f-words brought another reason why this film is rated PG-13, before the R-rating. In this original rating, it's made today, it would be rated R. Yet, some PG-13 movies contained F-words more than once.
  • 3 uses of "fuck"
  • 1 use of "Jesus"
  • Mild language: 4 uses of "hell", 1 brief use of "damn"
  • Sean said the word "shit" once.
  • In the edited version, "Fuck you" is replaced by the term "screw you". "Fucking" is replaced by the word "freaking". "Shit" is replaced by the word "crap". Only 4 uses of "hell" is left in the movie.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • There are kinds of brief drug references: Sean is smoking in the opening scene. Sean is drinking alcohol or beer. Ariel gave Sean some pills for anxiety.
  • Sean is everywhere looking for his pills, wondering if Adams had them.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • This film has contained jumpscares. Sean screamed in each scene.
  • Suggested Rating MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some violence, bloody images, mild innuendo, language, and frightening moments
  • Suitable for ages 13 and up
  • Sean grew insane and confessed his guilt, flipped the table over (then the chair), and told the cops where the old man was.
  • The cops strangle Sean on the chair, Charlie is about to knock Sean on the head. Would be frightening for younger kids.
  • The eye of the old man seems intimidating. It would scare some children under 13.
  • The old man's heartbeat might be low, dull, quick, loud, and terrifying for younger children.

Spoilers

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

Sex & Nudity

  • There are kinds of hidden innuendos in this horror movie.

Violence & Gore

  • Sean dismembers the corpse of the old man, blood is seen on the knife after he cuts off the old man's head, arms, and legs.
  • Adams fought off the guards to escape from the cage.

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