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(2009)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and brief nudity
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • In the directors cut there is a blink and you'll miss it shot of a woman's bare breast.
  • One scene where a woman is wearing a tank top without a bra.
  • Scene of nude men and women harvested for blood. (Genitals are covered, breasts are not). It is unclear whether these are actually people or merely mannequins/constructs.

Violence & Gore

  • Many bloody and violent scenes.
  • A vampire vomits violently and then explodes and sprays blood over an entire room.
  • A vampire is shot through the forearm with a crossbow. No blood.
  • A vampire is slashed with a knife several times and then decapitated. There is a lot of blood and multiple shots of it's severed head.
  • A vehicle crashes into a metal bridge with the supports going through the windshield. A large blast of blood is blown out of the rear window before the vehicle explodes.
  • A vehicle crashes and sends a flaming vampire (as it is exposed to sunlight) through the windshield. The vampire is later shown wounded and covered in blood.
  • Throughout the film vampires consume human blood as if it were casual coffee or fine wine.
  • There is a battle scene where several people are blown up with explosives and shot with tranquilizer darts.
  • A young woman stabs her father with a knife (offscreen). She is then knocked unconscious with the butt of a rifle.
  • The main character intentionally sets himself on fire briefly. He does this three times in succession.
  • Three instances of vampires biting people on the neck to infect them. There is a moderate amount of blood in each instance.
  • Several decaying corpses are shown in grisly detail.
  • Several vampires are executed by tying chains around their necks and then dragging them with an SUV into the sunlight. Graphic CGI.
  • A woman is tied to a chair with her wrists cut up and bleeding.
  • A man is ripped apart and decapitated by an army of vampires. Very graphic.
  • Another man is eaten alive by an army of vampires.
  • Several vampires are stabbed or shot causing them to burst into flames and explode.
  • Approximately ten people are simultaneously eaten alive by vampires. This's extremely gory.

Profanity

  • 11 uses of "fuck"
  • Using crude terms, a man makes a remark about it being dangerous to have unprotected sex with an inexpensive prostitute.
  • Several uses of other swear words. (2 BS, 12 sh**, 2 gd it, 1 omg, 2 da** 1 bast***, 1 bit**, 1 sob, 2 mf, 1 who**, 4 hell, 12 f words)

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Vampires buy blood and drink it poured over ice like a cocktail.
  • A vampire drinks blood from a wine goblet.
  • A young girl vampire smokes a cigarette.
  • A male vampire smokes cigarettes in several scenes.
  • Male vampires smoke cigars during a meeting.
  • Several vampires smoke cigarettes while waiting for a train.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Several "screamer" scenes where things jump from the shadows.
  • The premise of the movie is meant to be scary, showing what happens when the majority of the world turns into vampires.

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