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.
Spy story set in Europe about a man
(Matt Damon) who's found near death floating in the Mediterranean.
When he recovers, he cannot remember anything about who he is, where
he comes from or what he does. However, when attacked by assassins,
he discovers he possesses a range of extraordinary martial and
survival skills and he sets out to discover his identity. Also with
Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen and Brian Cox. [1:55]
SEX/NUDITY 3 - A man and woman kiss passionately, the
man removes his shirt (we see his bare back) and they kiss and
caress each other. A man washes a woman's hair. A man and woman hug.
Women wear outfits that reveal bare backs, bare shoulders and
cleavage. A man wears a tank top that reveals his bare shoulders.
VIOLENCE/GORE 5 - A man is shot once in the arm and
once in the body (we see his torn coat and some blood) and he lies
back and dies. A dead man is slammed through a broken railing and
shoved over the ledge (it is several stories high) while another man
rides on his back down to the ground floor and they both slam hard
onto the ground. A door is kicked open and a man slams it several
times on the man on the other side, and then shoots him. A man is
shot and falls back, and a man is shot through a window by a sniper
(we see the man lying dead on the floor). A man is shot twice in the
back, and a man is shot three times and lies dead on a street. A man
jumps through a window and lands on the ground below (we see his
body lying face down on the sidewalk with a crowd of people around
it). A man is put on a table and another man cuts away his diving
suit with a scalpel: He uncovers two bloody holes in his back and he
digs into the holes to remove bullets -- we see the bloody holes,
and the instrument going into one hole and removing a bullet with a
squishy sound and more blood; the "surgeon" then opens an old scar
and removes a metal capsule with more squishy sounds and blood. A
woman is shown dead with a bullet hole and a trickle of blood on her
forehead. A man goes into a morgue, a body in a bag is pulled out on
a slab (people react to the smell), the man unzips the bag and
reaches into it. A man attacks and dispatches several armed military
guards with kicks, flips, punches and one man is punched in the
stomach and shoved down stairs. A man grabs a nightstick from a
police officer and beats the officer and his partner to
unconsciousness. A man crashes through the window of a house,
landing inside while firing an automatic weapon, and he and another
man fight: there is a lot of punching, kicking, slamming into
furniture, one man pulls a knife and slashes at the other man, and
the other man pulls a pen and stabs the other man in the arm and the
hand (we see the man pulling the pen out of his hand with blood and
a squish). A man punches a man in the face a few times (we see his
bloody nose and a scratch on his cheek) and one time his head is
thrown back into a wall knocking him out. A man grabs a man from
behind, shoves him against a wall, holds him by the throat and yells
at him. A man chases a woman and shoves her against a wall, and a
man is shoved against a wall. A man orders a group of secret agents
to assassinate a man. A man breaks a car window with his hand, and a
man breaks a door down. A man is chased through a building by armed
guards, he runs out onto a ledge, climbs onto an unstable railing
which breaks under his feet and he climbs down the side of the
building along a very narrow ledge. We see several shots of what
appears to be a body floating in the sea (we see it from under the
water and then from the deck of a passing ship). Men hold guns to
the heads of other men in a couple of scenes. Children are in danger
when assassins find the men they are assigned to kill. People yell
in frustration and anger in several scenes. A man shoots at a tank
that explodes and billows flames and thick smoke. A woman vomits and
we hear the splatter. A man and woman in a car are surrounded by
police, they speed away and drive recklessly while being chased
through very busy streets: they drive the wrong way down one way
streets, they drive down some stairs (sending sparks flying), they
are nearly hit by a bus, they drive along sidewalks causing
pedestrians to jump out of the way, they drive through a glass phone
booth, a van tips over, cars crash into it and many men on
motorcycles topple over, skid and crash. One motorcycle crashes into
a car throwing its rider through the air and to the ground. People
talk about other people being dead, either having been murdered or
due to accidents.
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PROFANITY 5 - 2 F-words (one is mouthed), 12
scatological terms (5 are in German and are not translated into
English), 12 mild obscenities, 5 religious profanities, 15 religious
exclamations. [profanity glossary]
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