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(2005)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, and some sexual references
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Kaylee references a vibrator at one point, but younger viewers likely won't understand.
  • A man and a woman kiss passionately (both their shirts are off but she is in a bra), then they fall off the screen and the man's sister's head pokes in from the ceiling.
  • Only two short lines mentioning sex.
  • Occasional moderate sexual slang.

Violence & Gore

  • Two men get into a brutal and intense fight in a room while a woman watches them.
  • A man shoots a man who is being abducted in the chest, he dies.
  • Some men are beaten during a heist.
  • A girl fights many men, and severely beats many of them, some are bystanders.
  • One man is forced to stab himself.
  • A man stabs a man with a sword. Two men fight. A man punches another man in the throat.
  • We see a hologram of a Reaver attacking a woman.
  • Some intense spaceship fights.
  • A man gets shot in the back. He touches the wound and we see his fingers coated in blood.
  • A woman gets shot in the neck.
  • Some battle clips of a woman against a room of Reavers.
  • There is a lot of strong violence throughout but it is usually fairly bloodless. The one exception is the Reavers, who are quite frightening and always have numerous bloody cuts on their hideously deformed faces.

Profanity

  • Several curse words are uttered in Chinese.
  • Several uses of "hell," one use of the "s" word.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Several people smoke in a bar.
  • Jayne smokes a cigar.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The mental health and status of one character is frail and her eventual well-being is uncertain for a considerable time.
  • There are several sudden Reaver attacks.
  • A holographic woman is eaten alive by a Reaver offscreen, screaming is heard. Later the attack is replayed, but is cut shorter, and is not seen.// We also see a main character vomit in disgust after watching the attack, however it is not too graphic.
  • Several sudden scenes show the faces and sides of reavers that may make some jump.
  • A large battle with reavers and humans is rather intense and may frighten some.
  • The Reavers have a zombie-like appearance, which may frighten some.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Violence & Gore

  • There is a surprising scene where a teacher suddenly stabs a pen through a girl's head this is a dream.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A main character is suddenly impaled when he is mid-sentence.

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