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.
Sean Penn is down on his luck when he gets lost in a weird
Arizona town.
SEX/NUDITY 7 - A couple have sex (seen from above) with thrusting; we see
his bare buttocks. A couple have sex a couple of times with the woman kneeling in front of
the man but no actual nudity can be seen. A few flashbacks where sex is implied with men
on top of a woman (no nudity). Sexual innuendo (including implied sexual abuse). Kissing.
VIOLENCE/GORE 8 - A man is killed in an extended scene where he is whacked
with a golf club and hit in the back and chest with an ax (his chest is split open and is
bloody with the ax sticking out). A man has two fingers cut off with lots of blood (we see
bleeding stumps later). A man is shot in the chest which gushes blood and a gaping wound
is shown. A few men are shot with blood shown on their heads and torsos (sometimes very
bloody). A bloody, twisted body on a canyon floor is seen a couple of times. A man is
smacked in the head. A man is punched in the face leaving blood on his cheek. Many scenes
of a man being beaten up (punches, kicks) and sometimes he's covered in blood. A man is
pushed off a ledge which breaks his teeth and twists his leg. A woman is choked. Bodies
are shown lying in pools of blood. Threatening with tools and guns.
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PROFANITY 8 - 35+ F-words, some anatomical references, many scatological
references and mild obscenities. [profanity glossary]
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