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Matt Damon and Casey Affleck in The Instigators (2024)

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The Instigators

Content rating

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

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

Sex & Nudity

None
34 of 40 found this to have none
No sexual activity or nudity is shown.

Violence & Gore

Moderate
18 of 31 found this moderate
Some shooting with blood shown afterwards. A gunshot wound is shown and later implied that it's sewn up.

Profanity

Severe
37 of 50 found this severe
Pervasive strong language with nearly two hundred utterances of the F-word along with other milder swear words such as "shit".
218 uses of the f-word.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Moderate
18 of 34 found this moderate
When we first meet Coppy, he's forcing a kid to breathe into a breathalyzer attached to his motorcycle: The bike won't start unless "Coppy" has been alcohol-free for 24 hours, and Coppy clearly has not been dry that long. Tellingly, when the motorcycle successfully starts, he heads straight to "his" bar. (When people, amazed, ask if he owns the establishment, he clarifies: Someone else owns it, "I just drink there.")
Coppy drinks at that bar. Later, when he's shot and asks Rory to find him something to drink, Rory digs up some warm light beer. ("I guess I'll drink a case of warm beer and bleed out," Coppy whines.) But eventually, he runs out of time to drink. And when Coppy unsuccessfully begs someone else to breathe into his breathalyzer, he soon realizes he didn't need their help. (The film suggests this momentary spate of sobriety may become more common for Coppy.)
Other characters also drink. One takes swigs out of a flask during a moment of stress. Several law enforcement officials drink during a tense standoff (involving plenty of bristling weapons).

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Mild
13 of 27 found this mild

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 16
  • Brazil
    • 16
  • Canada
    • 14AAlberta
    • 14AOntario
  • Singapore
    • M18
  • Taiwan
    • 18+self-applied
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • Rcert#54889

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