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Brad Pitt in Killing Them Softly (2012)

Parents guide

Killing Them Softly

Content rating

  • Motion Picture Rating (MPA)
    Rated R for violence, sexual references, pervasive language, and some drug use

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Mild
  • Violence & Gore:
    Severe
  • Profanity:
    Severe
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Severe
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Severe

Sex & Nudity

Mild
40 of 91 found this mild
Plenty of uses of "fuck" in a sexual content. Some with animals (in a crude way)
A character goes on a long rant about how he was aroused by a woman. Kind of graphic
A prostitute is in an appartment fully clothed but her buttocks are seen when dropping her skirt back down. Prettty strong close up.

Violence & Gore

Severe
30 of 36 found this severe
A man is beaten in a brutal fashion; his face becomes bloodied and he vomits blood and collapses as he is attacked, with the attackers continuing to kick him while he's on the ground. This is the most graphic and brutal scene of the movie, and many viewers will likely find it hard to watch.
R violence type: blood, gore, brutal and graphic.
Whilst the violence is infrequent, is is brief whilst brutal. Blood sprays are visible but are quick in a stylised fasion. A sequence with violence is also featured in slo-mo that shows the detail of gore.
A man gets thrown out the backdoor of a building. (He is ok)
Two men rob a poker-game; this includes threatening people with guns, yelling at them and hitting one guy in the chest with the butt of his gun.
A man is punched in the face. A small amount of blood is seen coming from his nose.
A man is shot in the head while in a car. The scene is dark which makes the bullet impact invisible to the viewers.
A man shoots another man in the background of a scene. We see a man fall to the ground.
A man is shot with a shotgun and gets launched back pretty far. (Mean't to be funny, not graphic)
A man is shot in the head offscreen.

Profanity

Severe
40 of 44 found this severe
193 uses of "fuck", with many other terms ('ass', "pussy", "shit", "bitch", "prick", "dick", etc). 2 uses of "cocksucker"

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Severe
22 of 34 found this severe
Very few scenes where a cigarette is not lit, with the main character smoking a cigarette in almost every scene.
A character is briefly seen wrapping his arm with a belt as he injects heroin, and the film depicts things from his point of view for an extended period of time. He rambles, zones out when someone tries to talk to him, has his eyes closed and his vision is very blurry while the sound is distorted when hearing someone speak from his perspective. He smokes a marijuana joint throughout at the same time.
Multiple scenes in bars, with one character being a drunkard (almost never seen without a drink for all of his screen time) who has a penchant for prostitutes.
A character who is addicted to heroin claims that he plans to become a major heroin dealer.
A character stashes heroin in a public locker facility

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Severe
22 of 37 found this severe
Violence always appears out of nowhere so it may cause a mild jump of viewers. The sound effects are also very realistic and very loud.

Certifications

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  • Australia
    • MA15+
  • Brazil
    • 16
  • Canada
    • 14AAlberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia
    • 18AOntario
    • 13+Québec
  • Colombia
    • 15
  • Denmark
    • 15
  • Egypt
    • Not RatedDVD rating
  • Finland
    • K-16
  • France
    • 13
  • Germany
    • 16
  • Hong Kong
    • IIB
  • Hungary
    • 16
  • Iceland
    • 16
  • India
    • A
  • Ireland
    • 18
  • Israel
    • 16
  • Italy
    • T
  • Japan
    • R15+
  • Lithuania
    • N-16
  • Luxembourg
    • 16
  • Mexico
    • B15
  • Netherlands
    • 16
  • New Zealand
    • R16
  • Norway
    • 152012, cinema rating
  • Philippines
    • R-16
  • Poland
    • 16self-applied
  • Portugal
    • M/12
  • Russia
    • 18+
  • Singapore
    • M18cut
  • South Africa
    • 16
  • South Korea
    • 18
  • Spain
    • 16ICAA
  • Sweden
    • 15self-applied
  • Turkey
    • 18+
  • United Kingdom
    • 18
  • United States
    • TV-14DLV, TV Rating.
    • Rcertificate #47542
  • United Arab Emirates
    • 18+internet release

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