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.
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence star as two wise-cracking
Miami detectives investigating a drug case.
SEX/NUDITY 3 - Many sexual references (some graphic and some obscene). A few
women are seen in tight, short outfits; some gyrate in G-strings. A man and woman kiss in
bed.
VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - A man is shot and falls out of a van and a man is killed
with a spike through his neck (a quick scene, with no blood). During an extended scene a
man shoots a woman and she falls into a glass table resulting in a fair amount of blood;
the killer then shoots another man many times in the torso and chest and there is blood
(this scene is very violent and long). A bloodied corpse with maggots crawling on it is
shown. There is a shoot-out and then a car chase culminating in a car explosion (with
people screaming because they are on fire). Several fist fights.
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PROFANITY 9 - About 50 F-words and 50 scatological terms, numerous milder
obscenities and many sexual references. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Police corruption, protective custody of witnesses, male
friendships, marital relationships, drugs.
MESSAGE - Your friendships are important. The police are there to protect
society.
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