'BREAKING'
Rated PG-13 for some violent content, and strong language.
What it’s about: Based on a true story, this tense thriller follows an Atlanta bank robbery as a troubled vet uses a hostage situation to bring attention to his plight with Veterans Affairs.
The kid attractor factor: Not much, this is a somber adult drama.
Good lessons/bad lessons: When people are pushed to extremes, the situation can become explosive, and tragic.
Violence: Threats of bombings, perilous and tense situations, guns, gunfire.
Language: Some swearing throughout.
Sex: None
Drugs: None
Parents’ advisory: This is a heavy and tragic film. Not suitable for kids but OK for teens.
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'THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING'
Rated R for some sexual content, graphic nudity and brief violence.
What it’s about: A narratologist encounters a djinn, who grants her three wishes and recounts his experience over 3,000 years, granting wishes to others and being imprisoned in a bottle.
The kid attractor factor: This is a very cerebral drama about storytelling and the human condition — not much to attract kids.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Our desires make us human and most humans desire love.
Violence: Some war violence, assassinations and other deaths.
Language: None
Sex: Graphic nudity and a couple of sexual encounters and references to sex.
Drugs: None
Parents’ advisory: A bit too mature and heady for kids. OK for teens if they are interested.
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