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James Coburn and Nick Nolte in Affliction (1997)

Parents guide

Affliction

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for violence and language

  • Sex & Nudity:
    None
  • Violence & Gore:
    Moderate
  • Profanity:
    Moderate
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Moderate
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Moderate

Sex & Nudity

None
6 of 10 found this to have none
About 1 hour 15 minutes, a perverse man grabs a woman's right (clothed) butt cheek.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
6 of 10 found this moderate
A man is killed in a hunting accident.
R violence type: blood and graphic.
A man graphically pulls out his tooth with a pair of pliers. Blood is shown.
Child abuse and domestic violence pervades this film's story.

Profanity

Moderate
7 of 9 found this moderate
Several uses of "Fuck". And a few uses of "Shit", "Damn", and "Hell"
Multiple uses of the words "damn," hell," "gook, and "shit" respectively.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Moderate
3 of 6 found this moderate
Wade smokes a lot throughout this movie
Nolte's character's father is alcoholic and Nolte drinks alcohol as an anethesia to pull his aching tooth.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
6 of 11 found this moderate
The dead body of someone who may or may not have been murdered or suicidal.

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 16
  • Australia
    • MA
  • Canada
    • 13+Québec
  • France
    • Tous publics
  • Germany
    • 12
  • Iceland
    • 12
  • Italy
    • T
  • Netherlands
    • 16
    • 12re-rating
  • Norway
    • 15
  • Peru
    • 18
  • Portugal
    • M/16video premiere
  • Singapore
    • PG
  • South Korea
    • 18
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • Rcertificate #35428

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