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(1998)

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MPAA Rated R for nonstop brutal violence and some language
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Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

  • There's a shootout between cops outside of a house and criminals inside, and some land mines explode, killing several cops. Several criminals are gunned down (some blood spurts seen).
  • Two men fight in a boxing ring in a bar, and one's hands are tied. He's brutally beaten and thrown onto a table, but he jumps back in and beats the man up, and fends off several other attackers.
  • A helicopter full of men explodes.
  • A man is seen butchering meat; pretty bloody.
  • A man shoots a land mine, which explodes, killing another man (not graphic).
  • A boy is caught in the blast of a land mine. He's seen with a missing leg (not graphic; but upsetting).
  • Men in a helicopter chase a man and woman in a jeep, and shoot at them. The man shoots a gunman in the copter, who dies and falls out, and other men inside the copter fire explosives at them. The man fires guns at them, and then shoots a flare into the copter causing it to crash and explode, and he and the woman jump out of their jeep, which also crashes.
  • A village is seen destroyed with many bodies visible and buildings on fire. A gas station explodes, and a man finds a villager on the ground with lots of blood spattered around him.
  • A man in a closet shoots another man (brief;graphic), then fights a third man and beats him (some blood seen on his face). He engages in a brief shootout with a fourth man, and shoots him.
  • A man punches a woman in the face.
  • A man hits a woman with a gun.
  • A man shoots another man, and briefly fight a third man and knocks him over, dropping a crate on him. He throws a knife into a fourth man's chest, and avoids gunfire from other attackers, falling down a mineshaft.
  • A man and woman struggle in a mineshaft, and another man hits her attacker twice with a shovel, killing him (some blood seen on his face).
  • A man shoots a woman in the arm, and another man shoots him several times (some blood seen). A puddle of blood is seen on the floor by him.
  • There's a shootout in a mineshaft and a man shoots many other men. A mine explodes, killing a man and causing a chain reaction, which blows up the entire mine.
  • There's a battle on a train in which a man and several other men shoot at each other. Explosives are shot, which blow men up and throw them off the train, and the man fights several other men and kills them.
  • There's a large battle in the beginning, with lots of explosions and gunfire. Vehicles are blown up, and many men are shot. A boy runs through the battle and is blown up by a land mine. His corpse is seen with some blood on him.

Profanity

  • 5 uses of "fuck", 7 uses of "shit", 5 uses of "damn" (1 paired with "God"), 4 uses of "hell", 4 uses of "ass" (2 paired with "hole"), 1 use of "bitch", 2 uses of "Christ", 1 use of "Jesus", and 1 use of "Jesus Christ".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A man sits at a bar and drinks, and then lights a cigarette.
  • A man drinks in a boxing ring.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Real intense violence.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A man holds another man at gunpoint and pistol-whips him three times. The two briefly struggle, and the man with the gun shoots the other in the shoulder. He grabs a land mine and throws it at the gunman, and it impales him (bloody), and explodes, killing him. He and a little boy jump off of the train they're on as it explodes.

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