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- Profanity (2)
- Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking (4)
- Frightening & Intense Scenes (6)
- Spoilers (2)
Certification
| MPAA | Rated R for violence and strong language |
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Sex & Nudity
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- A scene where a man attempts to rape another man at gunpoint. The perpetrator uses very graphic language and makes the victim bend over.
- Near the end of the movie you see a woman in a bikini.
- There is an Inflatable Butt in the film.
Violence & Gore
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- A cop punches a colleague after he insults his wife.
- A man threatens to violate his restraining order when he tries to see his wife and child.
- Bill punches out an angry, screaming man in his car and calmly walks away.
- A man causes damage in a shop with a baseball bat.
- Two gang members threaten a man with a butterfly knife which is flicked open, twirled and shown in a glamourous way complete with sound effects.
- A man beats two gang members with a baseball bat.
- There is a drive-by shooting in which a gang member leaning out of a car window shoots innocent by-standers and property.
- A man shoots a gang member in the back of his leg, bullet impact and wound shown in closeup.
- A man accidentally holds the customers and staff at a fast food restaurant hostage at gun point. He takes out a gun to threaten the manager of the shop and accidentally shoots the gun (nobody is harmed). This terrifies the other customers but he is very apologetic and is not shown as malicious at all.
- At the food restaurant, a man asks a lady how she likes the food with the gun in his hand. She bends over to throw up. We don't really see anything.
- Someone shoots a public telephone so no-one else can use it.
- A man stabs someone in the shoulder with a butterfly knife, the man removes the knife and it has blood on the blade.
- Someone blows a construction site up with a rocket launcher with the help of a child.
- A man shoots a golf cart and lets an old man die of a heart attack.
- Foster accidentally takes a young girl hostage at gun point. He hides near a pool belonging to a wealthy family and ushers them into a shelter, holding a young girl to comfort her. The family are notably distressed and the father offers to be taken hostage instead which greatly offends Foster, who says he wasn't trying to hurt anybody. He releases the girl who he had not noticed was afraid and is once again very apologetic.
- A cop is shot in the side.
- A man is shot in the chest and killed.
- There are many scenes showing guns, the baseball bat and the butterfly knife along with violent scenes showing their use.
Profanity
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- A store owner is shown to be a neo nazi. He makes several racist and homophobic comments.
- 57 uses of "fuck", 6 uses of "shit", 3 uses of "bitch", 2 uses of "goddamn", 4 uses of "fag", 2 uses of "nigger", and 1 use of "hell".
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- Mr Lee goes to light up a cigarette while reporting the attack on his shop to the police. He is advised that it is a no smoking area.
- When advised that Foster has a bad temper, the police officer's next question is "Does he drink?" followed by "Do drugs?" The answer is no.
- Two homeless characters meet up. One has a bottle of booze in his back pocket. He gets it out as he sits with his companion while the camera cuts away.
- A golfer smokes a cigar.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- A man explains that his two year old daughter died of SIDS (Sudden infant death syndrome).
- The explosion of a construction site caused by a man firing a bazooka can startle viewers.
- This movie is about a spiteful/hateful man who takes all his frustrations in his life in a violent way.
- The gradual decline of the main characters mental state may alarm some viewers.
- Falling Down is an intense film from start to finish showing a seemingly ordinary man mentally deteriorate and lash out against society in increasingly violent ways.
- There are several scenes where innocent people are held hostage at gun point in everyday settings.
Spoilers
Violence & Gore
- The main character is shot and killed
- A man commits suicide by tricking a cop into shooting him in the chest.
