A Life Less Ordinary (1997) Poster

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for violence and language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Two people dance provocatively in a club.
  • Some comments related to sex.
  • The camera lingers on a woman in a swimsuit. Woman is seen in bra; two men are seen bare chested. No other nudity.
  • A man and woman are implied to have had sex; man was evidently too drunk to remember the next morning.
  • A man takes photos of a woman on a sofa including taking photos of her genitals.
  • Multiple kissing scenes, one featuring a string of saliva between a man and a woman's lips
  • Cameron Diaz is in her underwear for a few seconds.

Violence & Gore

  • The movie centers around a man that kidnaps his bosses daughter.
  • There are some bloody gunshot wounds shown, in addition to other injuries.
  • Several security guards tackle a man and hit him several times until he fires a gun and they back off.
  • A woman shoots an apple off of a man's head. She attempts to do the same to another man, but he moves and she hits him in the head. This is not shown but we hear him scream.
  • A woman cuts her arm with a razor blade and lets the blood follow out. A man sees and faints. Not graphic.
  • A woman holds a gun against a girls head as she robs a bank. No one is injured.
  • A woman is crushed between a truck and a boulder. There is no gore however and she survives.
  • A man is threatened at gun point to dig his own grave.
  • A man and woman are shot in the head. The bullet hole with minor blood is shown a couple times. Minor gore.
  • A young man throws champagne at a man's face but lands into his eyes. He retaliates by hitting him in the stomach. A woman stops him but he pushes her on the sofa. He headbutts him as he falls to the floor.
  • Some verbal threats are said by one of the characters.
  • One cringeworthy scene involves a close up shot of a man driving a scalpel into another man's leg in order to remove a bullet. The man screams in pain, as blood gushes from his leg, the scene is played for laughs though.

Profanity

  • The Lord's name is taken in vain at least three times.
  • About a dozen uses of the s-word.
  • H*ll is said.
  • B*tch is said.
  • A few uses of the f-word.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • People drink in a bar. A man and woman drink several shots in a row as a competition.
  • A woman smokes a cigarette.
  • Minor smoking and a some brief drinking

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • While the movie may seem to be a fast paced thriller, it is not.
  • The violence can be intense and surprising at times, but the movie is ultimately a comedy.

Spoilers

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

Violence & Gore

  • Jackson and O'Reilly are shot in reality, but are sent back to Heaven. During the credits, it is shown they are alive.
  • Celine shoots a man standing behind Robert. He dies and a white light appears through Robert; the bullet is implied to have been shot through his chest but Robert is miraculously unharmed.

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