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.
Set in the 1920s, four brothers make a plan to rob a lot of
banks. Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich and Vincent D'Onofrio.
SEX/NUDITY 3 - A few passionate kisses; Willis (Matthew McConaughey) takes a
bath but nothing is seen; Louise (Julianna Margulies) is pulled into the tub fully
clothed; one very brief (momentary) skinny-dipping shot; scantily-clad dancing girls in
club. Sexual innuendo.
VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - There are several shootings, but not terribly graphic.
Usually blood isn't seen except for one instance in which a character is shown with
several bullet wounds and blood gurgling from his mouth. This is a long, lingering shot. A
horse is shot. In a hospital, a lawman puts his fingers into a character's gunshot wound
to induce pain. A few brawls, and a few painful-looking instances of characters getting
his with gun butts and rifle butts. Some scenes of men struggling, with hitting and
kicking. There are several explosions.
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PROFANITY 3 - About 10 scatological references, several anatomical terms,
many mild obscenities and insults. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Crime and corruption, twisted ethical codes.
MESSAGE - Family solidarity is a powerful force to be reckoned with.
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