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(2010)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for language and some sexual content
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • A woman shows a man a painting in a book named "the joy of sex" where a man and a woman are having sex and their nude bodies are clearly depicted.
  • There isn't even a hint of male nudity.
  • A painting of nude women is seen a few times, although its never focused on.
  • The film shows two men kissing (not passionately) many times throughout the movie.
  • The son meets a woman and there are sexual and implied sexual scenes between the two characters. No nudity is shown except for the side outline of a woman's breast as she dresses. Yet there isn't even a hint of male nudity.
  • A scene of the father kissing the son's mother is repeated several times with the sense of the interaction being forced because the father is gay.

Violence & Gore

Profanity

  • 3 clear uses of the F word and 3 possible additional uses (where mumbled). 2 uses of "Christ" as an exclamation and 1 use of "Jesus Christ" as an exclamation.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The death of a parent to cancer is interlaced throughout the film through the use of flashbacks adding to the very somber sadness of the film.
  • Rated R for: Adult Content, Adult Language.(HBO advisory)

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