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(2002)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for violence, language and intense thematic elements
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • No nudity or sex. However, one of the hostages is dressed in very short shorts, a mid drift revealing shirt, and tall dress shoes. Her clothing is suggestive and revealing.
  • No sex or nudity.

Violence & Gore

  • There is quite a bit of violence.
  • John and another man get into a brief but brutal fight after the man pepper sprays him in the eyes. They struggle, and John head-butts him, causing him to bleed profusely. John tackles him and then retrieve his gun, and another woman paper sprays the man in the eyes and kicks him several times.
  • A gunshot victim shows up at the ER and his bare chest is bloody (we don't see the shooting).
  • We see a quick view of the above scene where the large truck smashes into the car sitting in its way.
  • Steve pushes Mitch backwards who then sprays something caustic into John's eyes and then stabs a scalpel into his arm/shoulder. John then head-butts Mitch a few times (causing the latter to have a rather bloody face) and the two then struggle on the floor. Mitch's girlfriend then goes over, grabs that spray, and sprays it into Mitch's eyes before kicking him twice in the back and then once in the crotch as he writhes on the floor in pain.
  • Although we don't see the act of violence, the woman with Mitch has a bruise on her head and a presumably broken arm, reportedly from him beating her.
  • A sniper shoots a man (with the shot also blowing out a glass window), and we initially believe he's been mortally wounded, but that turns out not to be the case.
  • A woman has surgery. A hole is cut in her. Blood spurts briefly.
  • A man's hand is shown very wounded and bloody.
  • A man is hit in the face several times. A few wounds are show on his face.
  • A hole is shown in someones chest. Very bloody and graphic.

Profanity

  • At least 2 "f" words (one of which it was used with "mother"), 9 "s" words, 9 asses (3 used with "hole"), 9 damns, 5 hells, 2 S.O.B.s, 4 uses each of "Goddamn" and "Swear to God," 3 of "Oh my God," 2 of "Jesus Christ" and 1 use each of "Jesus," "My God," "Oh God," "Oh Jesus" and "Oh my Sweet Jesus" as exclamations.
  • 2 F words
  • 3 uses of Gdamn
  • 1 use of butt
  • Nine uses of shit.
  • One character flips the bird to another character out of spite with both hands behind their back. This is extremely subtle as the character is in focus, but they are in the distance walking away from the perspective of the other character.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • John tells his son, "Don't smoke" when he's older.
  • A man pulls out a cigarette but dosen't end up smoking it.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • There's a nasty car wreck. Various people get hurt and bleed, and others are shown hurt who were injured offscreen.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • Heart Operation scene on the little boy, blood and heart visible

Profanity

  • One character proclaims that one of the other gentlemen is a member of the "slap a hoe tribe," it is then indicated that he beats his girlfriend who is there to be treated for a potentially broken arm.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Main character holds a gun to his face.
  • John almost commits suicide to save his son, very somber and tense for 15 minutes

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