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- Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking (8)
- Frightening & Intense Scenes (3)
- Spoilers (5)
Certification
| MPAA | Rated R for pervasive language, some strong sexual content, nudity and drug use |
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Sex & Nudity
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- There are many sex scenes throughout, and all of them are shown in a very raw and uncomfortable manner. Breasts and butt are shown but no genitalia.
- There sexual references ranging from mild to incredibly explicit.
- The movie opens with a man having sex beside a bull ring with two women. Lots of graphic thrusting is shown.
- A prolonged flashback shows a man having sex with multiple other women. Some brief nudity and some thrusting.
- a flashback shows the main character having sex with a woman with track marks on her arms; its how he contracted the HIV virus.
- Though there are lots of sexual scenes throughout the movie, the most graphic one includes a man watching two women having sex, which who he later has sex with, all while a porn video is playing in the background.
- Another prolonged scene shows a man with aids getting a trafficked victim. They engage in oral sex before the man starts to cry.
- A man masturbates (nothing shown but him breathing), looking at pictures of scantly clad women. And is disrupted by a picture of a man (this is not graphic and played only for laughs).
- Several brief scenes in a strip club with topless women and some dancing.
- A man's butt is briefly seen sticking out of the back of his hospital gown after waking up from a comatose state. In other scenes, he is wearing underwear under the gown.
Violence & Gore
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- A character coughs up blood.
- One man lunges at another, but is held back. He then spits on two men.
- A man grabs a doctor and yells at him, but he is then pulled away.
- A man scuffles with another man and is hit in the mouth, causing his mouth to become bloody.
- A man's leg is caught up underneath a industrial device, a graphic shot of his bloody leg is seen.
Profanity
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- 'F*ck' and its derivatives are said 100 times
- 'Pussy' is said in a vulgar context.
- 'Godd*mn' is said several times.
- 'Dumb*ss' is said.
- 'Son of a b*tch' is said at least three times.
- 'F*ggot' is said many times.
- 'C*cksucker' is said at least three times.
- 'D*mn' is said.
- 'Balls' is said in a vulgar context.
- 'Sh*t' is said many times.
- 'Sand niggers' is said as a derogatory reference.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- During a flashback we see needle marks on a man's arm implying that he got AIDS from sharing a heroin needle
- The main character Ron Woodroof is a drug addict, alcoholic, and chain smoker. When he finds out that he has HIV, he abuses his medication (he takes it with alcohol), snorts a lot of cocaine and drinks throughout each day. This causes him to almost die.
- In the opening scene a man and two women snort cocaine.
- A man takes a drink of alcohol from a bottle before riding a bull.
- Several scenes takes place in a bar.
- Many people snort cocaine.
- A main theme of the movie is dealing prescription drugs that help people who have AIDS that are unapproved by the FDA.
- People are shown to be doing heroin.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- This movie is very heavy and has a lot to do with depressing matters such as, drug addiction, STDs and death.
- The main characters engage in illegal activities to get medications to extend their life.
- The main character has several episodes of disorientation that are intense.
Spoilers
Sex & Nudity
- A man that knows he has AIDS has sex with several women throughout the movie.
Violence & Gore
- A man carries a gun in several scenes. It is implied he wants to commit suicide with it at one point but he cries and drives off.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
- A transgender woman is a drug addict, and is shown to have died from drugs in addition to her having AIDS.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- A transgender woman dies from AIDS and drug addiction, this can be very heartbreaking and emotional.
- One character attempts to kill themself. The scene is quite upsetting to some viewers
