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.
Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood star in the film adaptation
of the bestseller about an Iowa housewife and a roving photographer who find love for four
days.
SEX/NUDITY 4 - A woman holds her robe open and we briefly, and in shadow,
see one breast. A woman looks at herself in a mirror and we see the bottoms of her
breasts. A man is shown bare-chested. A man and woman are in a tub together and we see the
outlines of her breasts. An extended slow dancing/kissing scene. A couple is shown in bed,
in shadows, kissing and we see the woman's bare derriere.
VIOLENCE/GORE 0 - None.
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PROFANITY 5 - One F-word, one modified version of the F-word, and a few mild
obscenities. [profanity glossary]
MESSAGE - Sometimes the best thing to do for your love is to stay apart from
each other. Family obligations sometimes take precedence over what an individual family
member wants.
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