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Certification
| MPAA | Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language |
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Sex & Nudity
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- A husband and wife kiss and are shown in bed together fully clothed, in a totally non sexual conversation.
Violence & Gore
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- A man commits suicide and prepares accordingly. The death is not actually shown. No gore.
Profanity
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- "Goddamn" is used twice. "Hell" is used a couple of times.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- Set in the 1950s, nearly every scene (particularly with Edward R. Murrow, a documented chain smoker) in the film contains the smoking of cigarettes.
- Frequent mentions of Scotch
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- The character Senator McCarthy is scary when he rants. The film is intense and the tension during the film builds up to a crescendo.
- The suicide is very disturbing as is the build up.
- The subject matter of the movie, McCarthyism, and the tactics used by it, including the resultant suicide.
