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(2009)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for disaster sequences, disturbing images and brief strong language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • There is one crude joke about a woman who was a Ph.Double D (never see the woman).
  • There is a short scene where a man is standing in the shower, only thing visible is his upper half from the side (he is washing a rough day off, nothing sexual).
  • There is a short scene where a woman is in a top and underwear (she climbs into bed with her daughter, nothing sexual).

Violence & Gore

  • Level of violence:8/10.
  • Two subway trains collide. Many people are crushed on one subway, and many others on the ground are hit and ran over by a subway. There are several shots where you can see the blood spurt from people when they are hit. Afterwards, many people are shown crying and screaming, most people have bloody bruises. Rather frightening and disturbing.
  • A passenger plane crashes through power lines and across a highway filled with stopped cars, flames shoot out of the wreckage, there are explosions and we see several people running out of the wreckage in flames and screaming.
  • A car is struck in the side by a truck, the car is crumpled and flips on its side, and we see the driver motionless and with a bloody head wound; we later see the driver in an ambulance receiving treatment and we see a flat line on the heart monitor.
  • In an early scene a young girl is found in a closet scratching at the door. We see her bloodied fingers.

Profanity

  • 4 misuses of God's name
  • There are 4 uses of "shit", and a couple of minor curse words like "hell", "ass", and "damn". Contrary to the MPAA's rating description, there is no "strong language" such as the F-word here.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Half of the movie is John (Cage) drinking heavily with whiskey/bourbon.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Level of scariness: 5/10.
  • Throughout the movie, when there are the ghost-looking people, you can hear whispering. Quite creepy.
  • There are some frightening scenes in the movie like some ghost-looking people follow the protagonists. Also scenes with sudden loud voices to intentionally frighten.
  • There is an airplane disaster, which is extremely intense and is easily one of the most frightening scenes in the movie. It happens very close to the camera so you feel like you are part of the distress. There are people on fire everywhere, screaming in pain. Several people get caught in an explosion. Very intense and very disturbing/frightening.
  • During the airplane crash scene, there are several crash victims walking around on fire and screaming in pain. It is incredibly disturbing and morbid. Four or five people are on fire and are screaming in agony. It looks very real and would be extremely disturbing for young children.
  • Two subway trains collide. Many people are crushed on one subway, and many others on the ground are hit and ran over by a subway. There are several spots where you can see the blood spurt from people when they are hit. Rather frightening, but not as bad as the airplane.
  • At the beginning of the movie there is a little girl who is hearing voices. Some may find this a bit frightening. A couple minutes later someone finds her in a closet scratching her nails on the door. Her nails are bleeding and she is crying. Some may find it frightening.
  • Several ghost-like people stand outside a house. You only see their backs, and it is rather scary. A ghost like man gets inside a boy's room. Because of the darkness, his face is distorted, and it is rather creepy to see. The man then points to a window. The boy goes to the window, and sees a forest on fire. Several animals are seen dying in pain and agony. It is a very scary part of the movie. Several ghost like men steal two children. A mother pursues them, but is smashed in the side by a semi-truck. You see some blood on the winshield as you see her die.
  • Two children are taken to a cabin in the forest by several ghost like men. Several ghost like men approach a parked truck which has two children in it. Voices are heard, and you can only partly see the men's faces, which look very creepy.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A huge wall of flames blows across the ocean and through a city causing total devastation (we see buildings crumble, cars are thrown, people disappear and water evaporates). Earth is burnt and destroyed.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Alcoholic father in a low paying school job trying to raise a son.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The movie ends with the Earth getting scorched by a massive firestorm. This maybe extremely disturbing for some.
  • A huge wall of flames blows across the ocean and through a city causing total devastation (we see buildings crumble, cars are thrown, people disappear and water evaporates). Earth is burnt and destroyed.

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