Dark Places parents guide

Dark Places Parent Guide

A child's memory.

Release date June 18, 2015

Libby Day's (Charlize Theron) family was murdered when she was just a child. Now, 30 year later, she attempts to understand the tragedy by revisiting the crime scene and her dark memories.

Why is Dark Places rated R? The MPA rated Dark Places R for some disturbing violence, language, drug use and sexual content.

Run Time: 113 minutes

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Dark Places
Rating & Content Info

Please Note: We have not viewed this movie. The information below is a summary based on data gathered from government and industry sponsored film classification agencies in various global regions.

Why is Dark Places rated R? Dark Places is rated R by the MPAA for some disturbing violence, language, drug use and sexual content.

This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:
Violence:
- Non-graphic violence.
- Brief explicit violence.
- Depictions of beating, shooting, choking and stabbing, with some blood and a little detail.
- Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand, gun, and weapons violence, some involving children or animals.
- Gory and grotesque images.
- Upsetting or disturbing scenes.

Sexual Content:
- Breast nudity in a sexual context.
- Sexual references and innuendo.
- Partial or full nudity in a brief sexual situation.
- Implied sexual activity.

Language:
Approximately 60 instances of coarse language, including:
- Frequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context.
- Infrequent use of scatological slang and vulgar expressions, sometimes in an aggressive context.
- Slurs.

Alcohol / Drug Use:
- Three scenes of drug use involving marijuana and hallucinogens.
-  Tobacco use.
-  Alcohol use.

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Cast and Crew

Dark Places is directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner and stars Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks .

Home Video

The most recent home video release of Dark Places movie is October 6, 2015. Here are some details…

Dark Places releases to home video on October 6, 2015.

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Other children troubled by past events are depicted in Hearts in Atlantis and The Mighty.