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Since the beliefs that parents want to instill in their children can vary greatly, we ask that instead of adding your personal opinions about what is right or wrong in a film, that you instead use this feature to help parents make informed viewing decisions by describing the facts of relevant scenes in the title for each one of the different categories: Sex and Nudity, Violence and Gore, Profanity, Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking, and Frightening/Intense Scenes.
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Sex & Nudity

A girl is briefly shown in a bath tub.

A boy ang girl kiss.

There is no nudity.

Violence & Gore

Depending on which version you see.

In the unrated version the father has his neck stabbed open by a pen, blood is shown more graphicly than the rated version.

Also there are brief scenes which show children having their throats slit.

A man cuts himself whle trying to prepare food for dinner. His wife, while trying to help, gets blood on her hands and blood is seen dripping on the floor. This is not shown very graphicly.

While trying to get to his son who is in danger, a man slams his hand against glass, you can see blood smeared on the glass and his hand is also bloody.

A boy is shown drawing pictures of dead children.

Profanity

The "F" word is used mutiple times in the unrated version.

In the rated version, however, it is only used once.

The father is shown taking prescription drugs. At one point he overdoses on them.

Many scenes could be considered frightening, including dead children shown standing in shadows. Also there are scenes that will make you jump, such as phones ringing unexpectedly.

A father tries to get into a room where his wife and son are, the wife is holding a box cutter to use as a weapon.

A boy is shown with a black eye and his face is bruised, This may be considered frightening to some viewers.

It's implied that a young boy is being beaten.

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MPAA:

Rated R for terror/violence and language. (original version); Rated PG-13 for disturbing images, intense terror sequences, thematic elements and language. (edited version)

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) / Iceland:16 / Australia:MA (original rating) / South Korea:15 / Argentina:16 / Australia:M / Brazil:14 / Chile:14 / Finland:K-15 / France:-12 / Germany:16 / Ireland:15A (cut) / Japan:PG-12 / Netherlands:12 / Philippines:R-13 / Singapore:NC-16 / Singapore:PG (cut) / Spain:13 / UK:15 / USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) / USA:R (original rating) / USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating)


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