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(2019)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for violence, disturbing and bloody images, a sexual reference and brief graphic nudity
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • There are some very sexually crude words that are said by the child. But the directors and producers hired voice actors for these parts.
  • A man runs from a house which is surrounded by SWAT agents. He is seen completely nude, covered only by an officer's rifle.

Violence & Gore

  • A woman is shown without a hand at the beginning of the movie.
  • A woman is stabbed, and the knife is then dragged across her stomach, making a long cut.
  • A woman get her foot hurt by glass pieces on the floor, pretty graphic.

Profanity

  • The words 'cock', 'shit', 'piss' are used

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Two people talk about getting drunk, while drinking.
  • One man is shown very briefly smoking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Some jump scares throughout.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Violence & Gore

  • Miles hits a young boy in his class with a wrench, but this only goes on for a few seconds.
  • Miles stabs his father while he is driving a car, and they crash into a tree
  • A man and his son end up in a car accident. The next scenes how's them at the hospital. The father sustained severe injuries whereas the son only suffered minor injuries.
  • A boy kills the family dog; although the action is not shown, further in the film flies start to appear and the mother follows the source of flies to reveal the dead dog. This could be very uneasy for most viewers.
  • The family dog is killed
  • Dog carcass is shown.
  • A man and his son get into a car accident. The next scene cuts to the hospital where it shows that the man sustained serious injuries, however the son only suffered minor injuries.
  • A woman is shot at the end of the film with some blood.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A dog is killed offscreen. Its corpse is discovered later on in the film.
  • A young boy makes some dark statements to his father about his father's abusive childhood.
  • When the soul inside Miles' threatens the therapist with a rape claim, it is extremely uncomfortable & intense to hear a young boy describing a fake sexual encounter so threateningly & graphically.
  • A boy is playing with a runic cube and when he turns around a old mans face replaces that. The scene only lasts a few seconds. Can be intense.

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