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Sex & Nudity

  • A drunken man tries to force himself upon a young woman.
  • An adolescent young woman calls attention to her nascent curvaceousness while talking to her parents.

Violence & Gore

  • An innocent man is shot in the back three times and killed by one of the murderers.
  • The antagonist beats the father savagely with his gun whenever the father tries to outsmart him. These scenes are frequent and intense.
  • A man shoots a police officer and flees before being shot in the back by another officer. He tries crawling across a highway but is run over by a semi truck and killed.
  • One of the criminals had their arm caught in a door and crushed. He screams in pain and runs outside before being shot to death.
  • The antagonist is thrown down a flight of stairs and shot many times as he tries to escape.

Profanity

  • The word "Suckers" is used by the antagonist.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A man gets drunk.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • This film is a home invasion film and dwells heavily on the emotional strain that takes place in the family between members. The entire film is intense and frightening in dealing with the murderers who take a family hostage in their own home.

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