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.
George Clooney and Nicole Kidman try to recover stolen
nuclear warheads.
SEX/NUDITY 0 - None.
VIOLENCE/GORE 6 - Some explosions. Many people are shot and killed often
during shootouts (sometimes with blood). We see a group of corpses, with some blood on the
floor, a man's neck and face, and the heads of a few men. A man is shot in the chest (with
blood on a car windshield) and we later see a man's corpse with blood on his chest and
temple. Men beat each other up with punches, kicks and throwing each other around; once an
arm is twisted and a face is slammed into a table breaking the man's nose. A man is shot
in the chest with bloody bullet holes. Blood is seen on a sidewalk due to gunfire and on a
woman's arm, a man's mouth and face. A girl is shown dead with blood on her face. A man
shoots himself in the head and some blood splatters around. A couple fall through a window
and have blood on their faces, hands and arms. Reckless driving, falls, chases.
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PROFANITY 6 - About 12 F-words, a couple of anatomical references, many mild
obscenities, some scatological references. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Nuclear weapons, terrorism, the military.
MESSAGE - The bad guys don't always wear black hats.
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