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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving dangerous and risky behavior, some sexual content, language, drug content, drinking and nudity-all involving teens
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • flash on screen of a woman slapping another woman's rear end in thong underwear
  • A teenage cheerleader lifts up her skirt to reveal she isn't wearing panties and shows her rear end to a stadium of teens at a football game. (nudity shown)
  • A girl quickly undresses down to her underwear in a changing room, the camera looking up at her from the floor.
  • A teenage girl and boy are seen running out of a store in only their underwear and shoes.
  • A teenage girl walks in on her friend having sex. It is dark so nothing is seen.

Violence & Gore

  • Some of the dares completed in the film are quite violent.
  • A teenage girl is knocked out by a man punching her. She is seen waking up in the next scene with a cut cheek.

Profanity

  • 'F**k' is shown written, actually spelled with asterisks.
  • A blindfold on a helmet reads 'New York f*cking City'.
  • Shows middle finger 3 or so times
  • 'Sh*t' is said.
  • There is use of language such as "bitch" and "shit".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Teens are seen drinking at a party, though we only see their Solo cups, not the alcohol itself.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The film is very realistic and believable. Could be very frightening to those who already fear rampant technology.
  • The film features many perilous feats undertaken by teen participants of an online game.
  • Two female teens walk across a ladder placed between two buildings 10 stories high.
  • A man lies on a railway track as a train goes over him.
  • A man hanging from a large construction crane by one hand.
  • One character is asked to shoot another as part of the game.
  • These scenes are very intense and could be frightening to younger audiences.
  • Subjects such as crime, violence, juvenile delinquency, and promiscuity are not glamorized or promoted in any way.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • Guns are used at the end of the film, and the characters are asked to shoot each other.

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