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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, violence, some sexual content and language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Men enter a strip club where scantily clad women can be viewed in the background. No nudity shown.
  • A brief comment about men getting laid.
  • We briefly see a man's bare buttocks through through the open back of his hospital gown.

Violence & Gore

  • A man mentions having given his ex-wife a black eye.
  • A man is startled when a girl lunges at him from behind a door.
  • An man is shot in the stomach, but the lighting is dark so blood is only visible on his hand.
  • A man spits out a bit of blood and maybe a tooth as we see him with a somewhat bloody mouth. An object is thrown at his head, hitting it.
  • A man is hit on the head, he falls unconscious.
  • A man jumps toward a car, grabs at a girl's hair through the window and chases the car as it drives away.
  • A man threatens another man with physical violence and a girl yells at a man.

Profanity

  • 'Sh*t' is said 15 times.
  • 'H*ll' is said three times.
  • '*sshole' is said once.
  • 'Son of a b*tch' is said once.
  • The Lord's name is taken in vain several times, including 'Godd*mn' and 'Oh God' each said four times, 'Jesus,' 'Jesus Christ,' and 'Oh my God' each said twice, and 'For God's sakes,' 'God,' 'My God,' 'Oh Jesus Christ,' and 'Oh Lord' each said once.
  • Some minor name calling and offensive slang terms.
  • The middle finger gesture is shown once.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A few instances of drinking.
  • The main character takes prescription medication for an illness, although he says he gets them illegally.
  • A young girl smokes a cigarette.
  • Several instances of smoking by a few characters.
  • Nicholas Cage smokes a fair bit. A few instances of drinking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The main character is a criminal, and commits several crimes throughout the film.
  • Several arguments where people are yelling and crying.
  • The climax is intense and may be somewhat disorienting at points.

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