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.
A picture-perfect life is shattered when Andy Garcia
discovers his wife's (Meg Ryan) alcoholism. The couple must then work on putting the
shards back together.
SEX/NUDITY 4 - Some passionate kisses and lots of hugging, and a few oblique
references to a poor sex life. One scene presumably ends up in a couple having sex, but we
only see them rolling around on the floor. Ryan is shown naked through a shower door
although not much is seen, and her bare behind is shown later (she is obviously completely
naked, but all else is covered).
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - Ryan and Garcia "egg" a car, Ryan falls into
water and is shown unconscious, Ryan falls through a shower door -- no blood is shown, but
her face is bruised. Ryan and Garcia yell at each other a lot, and at their young
daughters a few times. Ryan slaps her young daughter across the face. And, the violence of
alcoholism and detoxification is shown.
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PROFANITY 6 - About 12 F-words, about 8 scatological terms and a few milder
profanities. [profanity glossary]
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