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(2008)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language and some drug use
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • No sex or nudity, and some mild sexual talk.
  • A prostitute says that she moved from Amsterdam to Bruges so she could "get more money for my pussy."
  • Some brief, non-graphic discussion of sex
  • A brief scene of man and woman kissing on a bed (no nudity or sex happens because they are interrupted).
  • Mention of prostitution for comedic effect
  • 2 prostitutes with 2 men in a room, one sitting on the lap of one of them wearing revealing clothes and kissing.
  • A man with a prostitute, she is wearing shorts while camera zooms on her legs. And they kiss.

Violence & Gore

  • Little to no blood until the last 30 minutes
  • Ray punches a man in the face and then punches the mans girlfriend.
  • Ray head-butts a man and we see blood coming out of his nose. Ray then shoots the man in the eyes with a gun (The gun is loaded with blanks and the man cannot see after he is shot).
  • Harry starts to beat a man in the face. This is done off screen but the sounds and screams can be heard.

Profanity

  • Lots of british slang and swears. Very pervasive and graphic.
  • 126 uses of "fuck", 20 uses of "shit", 14 uses of "cunt", 2 uses of "cock", 2 uses of "shag" British slang for "to have sex", and 1 use of "wanker". Also there are a couple uses of "poof."

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Chloe mentions that she sells heroin and cocaine to the members of a movie cast. She tells us that she sold horse tranquilizer to one of them.
  • Ray finds cocaine (5 grams) and other drugs (Acid and ecstasy).
  • Ray says that he snorts about a gram of the cocaine.
  • We see a group of men and women snorting cocaine and drinking alcohol.
  • Ray mentions the acid and ecstasy.
  • There a few scenes of casual drinking and smoking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • It's a dark comedy
  • This film is very violent. The second half of the film is far more intense than the first half. The bell tower scene at the end is frightening and final ten minutes are intense.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • Ray makes fun of a fat American tourist. Later in the film, it is implied that because he was overweight, he had a heart attack.
  • Ray shoots a priest in the torso. The priest then stands up and is shot in the back, we see the entrance and exit wounds. Ray then looks and sees that he hit a young boy in the head with a stray bullet. We see the wound on his head and he falls down dead. This is quite bloody.
  • Harry shoots Ken in the foot.
  • Harry shoots Ken in the neck. Blood can be seen squirting and pouring out and a bloody wound can be seen after.
  • Ken is seen crawling on the floor. Blood can be seen on the floor and is wound is bleeding.
  • Ken throws himself off the bell tower and his body lands on the ground. Blood shoots out and splatters everywhere. Ray runs over to him and we see a glimpse of the damage done to his body. One of his arms came off and we see the mangled and gory mess. He then dies shortly after. This scene is very disturbing.
  • Harry shoots Ray in the torso. Blood is seen dripping out of the entrance and exit wound.
  • Harry shoots Ray in the torso three or four more times. Blood is seen pouring out.
  • We see that while Harry was shooting Ray, he hit the midget guy in the head with a stray bullet. His head is seen totally destroyed with blood everywhere.
  • After Harry realizes he shot a boy, ( Which is really an adult little person, but Harry doesn't know that) he shots himself in the head. Blood is seen spraying out of his head.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Ken's death may be sad for some
  • After accidentally shooting a short man in the head during a gunfight, the shooter mistakes it to be a child, and he subsequently shoots himself in the mouth. Disturbing and a bit sad, considering the context of the rest of the film.

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