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A Simple Plan
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Sex & Nudity

Sarah is shown nude in a bathrobe. Her breasts are exposed. (brief)

Amanda (the baby) is shown fully nude.

Violence & Gore

Most of the violence is mildly graphic - pools of blood, splattered blood, etc.

A fox attacks and kills a chicken.

A pilot's corpse is shown. A crow is pecking at it. When Hank disrupts them, the crows attack him. (mildly graphic - his forehead is shown bleeding)

Jacob assaults Dwight with a tire iron. Hank then suffocates the man.

A man trips Lou which causes a fight - mostly verbal.

Hank and Lou get in an argument. Jacob shoots and kills Lou. (mildly graphic - blood splatters on the wall and a person's face)

A gun battle between Hank and Nancy killing Nancy. (mildly graphic - there is a large hole in the person's body)

Neil (the FBI agent) shoots and kills Carl and roughs up Hank. [spoiler]

[spoiler] Hank shoots Neil in the head. (mildly graphic)

Hank shoots Jacob.

Hank pushes Sarah to the floor.

Profanity

At least...

Profanity: "ass"(2instances) "asshole"(2) "BS"(1) "bullshit"(3) "fuck"(9) "fucked"(3) "fucking"(14) "pissed"(2) "shit"(20) "shitting"(1) "shoot"(1)

Religious Profanity: "Christ"(1) "damn"(1) "god"(12) "god almighty"(1) "god's sake"(1) "goddamn"(8) "gosh"(2) "hell"(20) "Jesus"(6) "Jesus Christ"(1)

Insults and Derogatory Terms: "dumb ass"(1) "jerk"(1) "lazy son of a bitch"(1) "motherfucker"(1)

1 use of the middle finger in an offensive manner.

Some social drinking including 1 instance of drinking and driving and 2 instances of drunkenness.

This film is bleak and much of the violence reflects that.

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MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Certification:

Iceland:16 / Peru:14 / South Korea:18 / Argentina:13 / Australia:M / Belgium:KNT / Chile:14 / Finland:K-16 / France:U / Germany:16 (w) / Hong Kong:IIB / Netherlands:16 / New Zealand:M / Portugal:M/16 / Singapore:PG / Spain:13 / Sweden:15 / Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) / Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) / UK:15 / USA:R (certificate #36288)

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