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.
In this comedy, a mob boss forces struggling musicians Sam
Rockwell and Steve Zahn to crack safes. Also with Mark Ruffalo, Josh Pais, Paul Giamatti,
Michael Lerner, Harvey Fierstein, Christina Kirk and Michael Schmidt. [1:29]
SEX/NUDITY 2 - Sexual innuendo (including a reference to prostitution). A
man and woman kiss in one scene. We briefly see two men in their underwear and a woman in
a short robe.
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - Someone is punched in the face and another is elbowed in
the stomach. Two people punch each other's arms several times, two people tackle a man and
someone pushes two people's heads together and threatens them. To "psych-up,"
two people shove each other and one slaps the other's forehead. A person is thrown against
a wall a few times during what looks like a wrestling match. It's implied that someone
knocks out two others with a crowbar; we later see them bound face to face with tape.
Several verbal death threats. Off-screen, someone apparently bursts into flames (the scene
is filmed as comical rather than violent).
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PROFANITY 9 - Nearly 40 F-words, a lot of anatomical references (including
one clinical reference), scatological references and insults, and some mild obscenities. [profanity glossary]
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