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(2018)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for thematic content, language including racial epithets, smoking, some violence and suggestive material
Certification

Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

  • One of the main characters is a meaty bruiser who tends to solve problems with his fists. For instance, when a patron causes trouble at the nightclub he works at, the character literally throws him out. When the troublemaker gets more violent, the character beats him up severely. Blood can be seen spattered on his face and shirt.
  • A man grabs another man and throws him against a wall, causing it to crack.
  • A man punches a police officer and is immediately arrested.
  • A black man is beaten by a group of white men in a bar. Some blood is seen.
  • A man in a bar pulls out a shotgun and aims with it on other men. Didn't fire.

Profanity

  • 2 uses of "fuck," The words "goddamn" is used 14 times, & "shit" is used 20 times in the movie. Other used profanities include "Bullshit," "asshole," "ass," "hell," "damn," "son of a bitch," "tits," "Jesus," "Jesus Christ," "prick," as well as one middle finger gesture.
  • There are some racial profanities used as well, directed at black people. These words include "nigga," "coon," "eggplant," "boy," and more.
  • Derogatory terms for Italians, Black People, and other minorities are used.
  • Dozens of racial slurs are used.
  • 24 uses of s**t, 14 uses of god-damn, 12 uses of a*s, 3 uses of bast*rd, 3 uses of pri*k, 3 uses of pi*s, 2 uses of f**k, 2 uses of n**ger.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Set in 1962, smoking is common and one of the main characters does it regularly although the person hiring insists he doesn't while driving.
  • One of the main characters regularly drinks whisky alone at night to the point that he specifically stipulates that he be supplied with a bottle of it each night.
  • Just before the concert tour's final engagement, the driver and the pianist's accompanists each have a glass of vodka.
  • Drugs: None

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Intense.

Spoilers

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Sex & Nudity

  • A scene which implies Doc has met up with a male stranger for a sexual encounter at a YMCA. During the scene, the two men are handcuffed naked in the shower room while Tony bribes the police officers to let them go. There is no nudity.

Violence & Gore

  • A man suddenly fires a pistol in the air to scare away a pair of muggers.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • One of the main characters gets drunk before getting beaten up in a bar. He's seen staggering and having to be helped back to his hotel, where he has trouble remembering what room he's in because of how drunk he is.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A black man is shown being beaten by a group of white men in a bar and his driver comes to rescue him. One of the men threatens the driver with a knife and the driver positions his hand behind his back suggesting he is able to pull out a gun. After a few tense seconds, the bartender brandishes a shotgun and allows the two characters to leave quietly.

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