Unlike the MPAA we do not assign
one
inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE
and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest,
depending on quantity and context.
The nearly fatal Apollo 13 mission is detailed in this film
by Ron Howard. With Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon and Gary Sinise.
SEX/NUDITY 2 - A man and woman hug and he puts his face between her clothed
bosom briefly. Some sexual references and a couple of kisses. A woman is shown in a shower
and we see shoulders and legs. A man exits a shower and wraps a towel around him while his
date asks him to stay in the shower with her (we don't see her until she exits the shower
with a towel wrapped around herself).
VIOLENCE/GORE 2 - A woman dreams of an explosion in space and sees
astronauts bumping each other in the space module, and one man being sucked out into
space. Many explosions, some of which result in dangerous situations. The astronauts yell
at each other in one scene, and a few other scenes of the astronauts bumping heads.
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PROFANITY 5 - One F-word, 10 scatological terms, and a handful of milder
obscenities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Space travel, the space program, technology, teamwork.
MESSAGE - Keep working until you find a solution; never give up.
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