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(2004)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for violence and disturbing images, sexuality and language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • A woman lies in bed after sex and the outline of her nipples can be seen through her shirt.
  • In a locker room, a few very small explicit images including bare breasts. Hard to make out.
  • In the beginning of the film, we see an overhead shot of a man lying down on a bed and a woman kissing his chest; her head slowly moves below camera as his face looks pleasured (oral sex is implied).
  • A man and woman lie in bed together, presumably after having sex. The woman lies right next to him and we can clearly see both of her bare breasts.
  • A man and a young boy ride on an adult-themed haunted house ride, where explicit sexual acts and activity are briefly shown (BDSM and fellatio); they are only seen as animatronic silhouettes.
  • A man and woman lie in bed together; the woman moves to change her lying position and one of her breasts can be seen briefly.
  • A man and a woman get caught having sex in a bathroom stall. The man is shown sitting on the toilet while a topless woman in her panties straddles him; we see her bare back and get a side view of one of her breasts. No male nudity.
  • One of the main characters is a prostitute.
  • Some sexual references include name-calling and a minor character telling his co-workers a crude story of how he ended up meeting a cross-dresser.

Violence & Gore

  • Only about two scenes of graphic violence; the rest of the violence is intense in terms of psychological disturbance and disturbing images.
  • A man is punched in the stomach.
  • A man gets hit by a car on purpose; he is shown bloody and bruised as he walks with a limp.
  • Neck-slicing gesture.
  • A woman slaps a man in the face.
  • A man tries to dump a corpse wrapped in a rug into a river.
  • A child suffers an epileptic seizure.
  • A man finds blood dripping from a freezer door and blood all over the floor.
  • A man runs from a police officer and knocks a woman out of his way before hiding in a sewer.
  • A man's forearm is ripped off by a machine, with some blood; the severed forearm is shown spinning on the machine. Photos of severed fingers and a hand missing fingers are later shown.
  • We see a man's hand with a missing finger that has been replaced with a toe.
  • Blood and dead bodies are shown in a haunted house amusement park ride. A child goes on the ride.
  • A man slits another man's throat; we don't see the actual killing, but later on in the shot, we see the dead man laying in a large puddle of blood.

Profanity

  • The N-word, "bastard," "hell," "coochie," "prick," "Jesus," "Jesus Christ," and "Christ".
  • Very mature insult as a man calls someone a Poopy woopy.
  • 5 "Ass," 17 "sh-t," "goddamn," 2 "bitch," 2 "whore," and 35 uses of "f--k".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Two scenes take place in a bar where people, including the protagonist, are shown drinking and smoking.
  • The main character is accused of being a "dope fiend" and a cocaine addict.
  • Other than drinking and smoking, no drug use is present.
  • Several characters smoke cigarettes, including multiple times by the protagonist.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The opening scene includes a man throwing a body wrapped in a carpet into a river or stream.
  • A young boy suffers an epileptic seizure from strobe lights caused by a haunted house ride.
  • The scene involving the haunted house ride is unsettling and possibly the scariest scene.
  • Rated M12+ ( Adult Themes, Occasional Violence, Coarse Language & Sexual References
  • The lead character is emaciated.
  • Mature themes and dark, disturbing images.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A little boy is accidentally struck by a car and killed.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • At the end of the film, strange and shocking facts about the main character are revealed.

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