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Broken Arrow | 1996 | R | - 0.7.6

John Travolta and Christian Slater are military officers carrying nuclear bombs on a practice mission -- until one of them steals the bombs. Also with Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo, Bob Gunton, Frank Whaley, Howie Long, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jack Thompson, Vyto Ruginis, Ousaun Elam, Shaun Toub, Casey Biggs, Jeffrey J. Stephen and Joey Box. Directed by John Woo. [1:48]

SEX/NUDITY 0 - None.

VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - A few gory scenes: a man gets whacked in the head with a flying hammer and dies, a man gets run over by a truck, a man gets his windpipe whacked, a man gets eviscerated by a helicopter propeller and a man gets slammed in the torso by a flying bomb. A few people are shot and killed (there's a little blood and bodies jerking from the bullets) and a there are a couple of shoot-outs. Many fistfights without blood; however, one extended fistfight shows two men with bloody faces. There is a reckless car chase and many explosions (people often jump and fall due to the explosions).

LANGUAGE 6 - About 10 F-words, a few anatomical references, some scatological references and many mild obscenities.

DISCUSSION TOPICS - The military, nuclear bombs, megalomania and insanity.

MESSAGE - Push yourself to go above and beyond the call of duty.

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