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(1997)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for strong, morbid violence, language, sexuality, and some drug content
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • A man and a woman have sex.
  • A few scenes of nude dead women. Breasts are seen in detail and buttocks are also shown.
  • A prostitute sexually stimulates a man with her hand under a table (nothing is shown) until his climax.
  • A nude man is seen in a bathtub with very brief and distant view of genitals.
  • A prostitute is asked to pretend to be dead by one of her clients.
  • Necrophilia is referred to.

Violence & Gore

  • The film follows a killer but there is not any graphic violence. Many scenes are set at the morgue so dead bodies are visible.
  • A man cuts off his thumb offscreen. We see his face with blood on it (the blood that dripped from his mutilated hand).
  • A woman is stabbed a few times. We do not see the knife being inserted in her body but we see a lot of blood dripping from her feet. The killer is then seen as he washes his bloody hands.
  • Two different men are hit in the back with a baseball bat, and another man is killed by being hit in the head with the same baseball bat (we see blood splattering on the wall and a pool of blood on the floor).
  • Two dead women's bodies are shown with deep cuts on their torso and removed eyes.
  • In a mirror, we see a knife go up and down and hear screams.
  • A man is shot three times with a gun and dies.
  • A fistfight occurs; a man is seen with a bloody broken lip.
  • A man gets his arm cut with broken glass; a bit of blood is seen dripping from his arm.
  • A man has a bloody cut on his forehead.
  • A man follows a trail of blood and finds a naked woman's body.
  • A woman gets a needle inserted in her neck (she is presumed to be drugged).
  • A man and a woman are tied up by the killer, who takes some tools, and is about to torture and kill them, but are eventually saved.

Profanity

  • 21 uses of "Fuck" and "Shit", as well as rude language and milder profanities throughout the whole movie.
  • Two instances of giving the middle finger to someone.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • People are seen drinking a few times, and some characters smoke throughout the entire movie.
  • A woman is drugged.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The movie's plot revolves around a morgue, so covered dead bodies are often seen.
  • Some women are covered with white sheets and asked to pretend to be dead, before being killed.
  • When the killer murders women, a children's song is played for creepy effect, and it may be frightening to younger viewers.
  • The whole film has a tense atmosphere, as expected from the genre (thriller) and the location (morgue).

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