The Fan (1996) Poster

(1996)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for strong language throughout and some intense violence
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Just a couple of shower scenes where men wear towels around their waist. No nudity is shown.

Violence & Gore

  • There's a brief scuffle in a bathroom between two men, and one is punched, but other men interrupt them.
  • A man stabs a baseball player in a sauna after a scuffle. Some blood seen.
  • A man hits another with a baseball bat several times. The bat has blood on it and so does the victim's face. It is heavily implied that he is killed.
  • A man opens his freezer and finds a patch of flesh from a victim's arm.

Profanity

  • 112 uses of "fuck" (5 paired with "mother", and 5 heard in a song), 1 use of "cocksucker", 26 uses of "shit", 12 uses of "ass" (5 paired with "hole"), 5 uses of "hell", 5 uses of "damn" (2 paired with "God"), 4 uses of "dick", 2 uses of "bitch", 1 use of "cock", and 1 use of "pussy". Also 3 uses of "Jesus", and 2 uses of "Jesus Christ".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Some men have a drink at a bar.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The main characters anger is clearly shown to trouble and upset his young son. He neglects his child's needs in order to prioritise his own. This depiction of neglect may upset some viewers.
  • The main character has anger issues and he can be very violent.
  • A character's ex-wife gets a restraining order that he violates several times. In these scenes there is alot of screaming.
  • The movie is very intense throughout.
  • A man kidnaps a child at one point. The child isn't harmed and there's no violence, but it could be frightening or disturbing.
  • A man finds his car vandalized. The hood was stabed with a knife and the knife is left in the hood.

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Violence & Gore

  • In the climax, a man stabs another baseball player to death (not very bloody or gory due to it being dark and raining but the act is clearly seen). The aggressor and another man struggle, and the police shoot the killer to death (some blood).

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