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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. |
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Prison drama with Tim Robbins.
SEX/NUDITY 7 - Brief male nudity, in prison shower scenes. Male-on-male rape
happens off-screen.
VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - Instances of male-on-male rape happen off-screen, but
several brutal beatings are shown: One man is beaten to death. A character is shot through
the chest a half-dozen times. One man shoots himself through the head -- the camera cuts
away at the critical moment, but he is shown with a hole in the head and blood splattered
on the wall. A man hangs himself, though we only see him after the fact, from the legs
down. A man is held with a knife blade to his throat.
PROFANITY 7 - The F-word is used many times, plus scatological and
anatomical references and other profanities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Murder, suicide, rape, corrupt prison system.
MESSAGE - Friendship and hope can sustain people through the most dire
circumstances.
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Special Keywords: S7 - V7 - P7 - MPAAR |
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A CAVEAT: We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and some of our early standards were not as stringent as they are now. We therefore need to revisit many older reviews, especially those written prior to 1998 or so; please keep this in mind if you're consulting a review from that period. While we plan to revisit and correct older reviews our resources are limited and it is a slow, time-consuming process. |
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