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- Spoilers (9)
Certification
| MPAA | Rated PG-13 on appeal for mature thematic material, drug and alcohol use, sexual content including references, and a fight - all involving teens |
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Sex & Nudity
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- A boy is seen modeling a tight gold-colored speedo. The outlines of his intimate areas are somewhat visible, but nothing is shown outright.
- A girl and a boy are shown kissing. They start removing their clothes but no nudity is shown.
- A couple kiss and the boy is touching the girl's breasts on her shirt, no nudity is shown.
Violence & Gore
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- Brad later spurs his football teammates to trip, torment and eventually start beating up Patrick. Charlie comes running to Patrick's defense and momentarily blacks out (as does the scene in question). When he comes to, his knuckles are skinned and bruised, and the bullies are all on the ground with battered and bloodied faces. After helping Patrick up, Charlie hisses at the attackers, "Touch my friends again and I'll blind you."
- Charlie walks in on Candace getting slapped by her boyfriend. (She begs him to leave and not tell anyone.)
Profanity
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- 3 uses of gd.
- 1 use of ''Fucked" and about 10 uses of ''Shit'', 2 uses each of hell and ass. God and Jesus are said on numerous occasions. "Jack off" is said once. The term "faggot" is said about four times and "bitch" is said a couple of times.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- Mary Elizabeth opens a bottle of her father's Merlot wine in preparation for a make-out session with Charlie.
- Teens drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes at several parties.
- Charlie accidentally gets high on the hash brownies that are passed around at one of them.
- Charlie uses LSD at another party, which sets him on a hallucinatory trip. After a number of swirling and blurred scenes, the teen ends up passing out on the snow-covered ground outside.
- In fact, the only negative associations with the buzzfests is one joking comment about a guy being a "hapless stoner." And a mention that a girl got in trouble for watering down her dad's brandy.
- Charlie is seen taking prescription drugs (presumably for depression).
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- Main theme of this movie is depression and social anxiety
- This movie contains heavy subject matter such as mental illness, suicide, and self-harm.
- The ending can be very emotionally upsetting and intense.
Spoilers
Sex & Nudity
- At a party Charlie comes to a room and finds Patrick and Brad are kissing. Then Patrick tells him not to tell anybody about it.
- Patrick passionately kisses Charlie, then breaks down crying in his arms.
Violence & Gore
- We're told that when Brad's father caught Brad and Patrick having sex, he beat his son senseless. (We see the black and blue and puffy-eyed results.)
- We see Charlie's aunt killed in a car crash (through a flashback) and Charlie worries that he wanted her to die. The setting and underscore make it clear that Charlie might pick up a nearby knife and hurt himself just before help arrives.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- The last 20 minutes are very emotional and show Charlie in a mental hospital. This can be upsetting.
- There is a breakdown scene regarding Charlie, which is very emotional and strong. During this scene, a shot of a knife is shown, heavily implying Charlie was about to harm himself. He is interrupted before he can go any further.
- It is revealed a boy was molested by his aunt, but this is only implied and never shown.
- The scene where Sam and Charlie make out is an emotional scene.
- The scene where characters are making fun of Patrick and Charlie punches one of them can be emotional.
