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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for language including some sexual references
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • None. No sex or nudity.
  • The upper part of a man's bare chest is seen.
  • Man kisses a woman on the lips who is another man's wife, briefly. The woman had intended to kiss him on the cheek.
  • A man kisses his wife as she lies in a coma.
  • Some cleavage seen as a young woman leans forward, facing the camera, which is about 8 feet away.
  • Alexandra wears revealing bathing suits and underwear in a few scenes in the movie. She is once seen lying face down on the beach with her bra string untied briefly (non sexual), her bare back is shown, and a very small portion of the side of her breast. Scottie (young girl) stuffs her bra with sand, and is told to empty it promptly.
  • Scottie (girl of 9 or 10) tries on some of Alexandra's underwear at one point, and turns and wiggles her bum, mocking her older sister.
  • A girl of 9 or 10 talks about how one of her friends' dads watches porn. We see her trying to look up porn, with semi-explicit images seen (her father and sister stop her, they are all on the couch ordering movies from on demand)
  • Crass sexual language is used throughout, including the use of the f-word several times in sexual context.

Violence & Gore

  • Sid receives a black eye (which is seen several times) from his girlfriend's grandfather.
  • Elizabeth is seen in a coma several times during the movie (emotional, and slightly disturbing).

Profanity

  • 22 F-words and a dozen or so S-words.
  • Around 12 religious exclamations/profanities.
  • Multiple uses of "twat,"(all as derogatory put-downs; often said by Matt's daughters).
  • Uses of "bitch" and "hell."
  • Scottie makes an obscene hand gesture.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Alex is clearly drunk the first time we see her, and she tells her dad she's only drinking.
  • Sid mentions that he always has weed with him but it's never seen.
  • Social occasions involve alcoholic beverages.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • When Julie visits Matt's wife, she goes through a slightly humorous, but somewhat intense moment of tears and screaming.
  • A few other emotional/intense scenes during the movie, all involving Elizabeth's coma. The scenes are not frightening but emotionally intense.

Spoilers

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

Sex & Nudity

  • Matt's wife was cheating on him. None of the affair is shown, but it is talked about alot and it becomes a main theme of the movie.

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