Why is “Back in Action” rated PG-13? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “sequences of violence and action, some suggestive references and strong language, and brief teen partying.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes what seems to be implied sex sounds, a few kissing scenes, discussions of obsession and jealousy, many scenes of fighting that leave injuries and presumed deaths, several scenes with gunfire causing deaths and injuries, several explosions causing deaths, a plane crash, an avalanche and a boat crash, teens at a club drinking and it is implied that drugs are being used also, and at least 1 F-word and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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When two CIA agents (Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz) gave up their globe-trotting and dangerous lifestyle for suburban bliss, they did not know that 15 years later their former enemies, as well as former colleagues, would reappear and threaten their surly teen kids. Also with McKenna Roberts, Rylan Jackson, Kyle Chandler, Glenn Close, Jamie Demetriou, Andrew Scott, Fola Evans-Akingbola and Robert Besta. Directed by Seth Gordon. [Running Time: 1:54]

Back in Action SEX/NUDITY 3

 – We hear sounds of what could be sex coming from an upstairs room and two teens hear it and become alarmed at what their parents may be doing (they are actually boxing and fall back on a bed briefly; the mother invites the husband to join her for a shower, as the scene ends).
► A man and an older woman kiss passionately in a couple of scenes while people including young teens stand nearby. A man and a woman with tape over their mouths kiss as the woman straddles the man’s lap. A teen boy and a teen girl hold hands and kiss. A man and a woman kiss and flirt in front of their children. A man and a woman nearly kiss and a man in the backseat of the car interrupts them.
► A woman takes several pregnancy tests and finds out that she is pregnant.
► A man is alarmed when he realizes that a man and a woman are in a romantic relationship. A woman tells a man that she is pregnant and that he is the father.
► Teen girls wear short shorts and low-cut tops that reveal cleavage and bare legs to the upper thighs at a club. A woman wears a low-cut tank top that reveals cleavage and shoulders. A woman wears a low-cut top that reveals cleavage in a few scenes.

Back in Action VIOLENCE/GORE 6

 – A man holds a gun to a woman’s head on a plane mid-flight, she twists his arm and she and a man fight several men with punches and throws and a man is stabbed in the leg with a fork; a gun is emptied of its bullets and a woman uses it to hit a man in the head but another man puts a bullet in the gun and shoots at the woman but misses and hits the pilot (blood sprays) causing the plane to dive toward mountains; the plane slides down a mountain face causing an avalanche, and over a cliff and the woman and a man use a parachute to escape before the plane crashes and explodes. A man and woman are surrounded at a gas station and the man uses a gas hose to make a flamethrower and sprays several men while the woman fights with others as their two children watch from inside the convenience store; two women fight with punching and kicking and slamming to the ground and against a car and a man shoots at the man and the woman as they speed into him and he is flipped into the air. A man is shot in the head and falls dead with blood visible as a man and a woman speed away in a van while being chased and shot at and they crash through several fences before causing other cars to swerve on roads; one man throws a soda bomb into the other car and it blows up (spraying soda) causing the driver to swerve and the vehicle to flip into the air. A man and a woman on a boat chase another boat and jump onboard; they fight the man driving the boat and throw one man overboard and two teens use a fire extinguisher to hit one man before jumping off the boat and into the river and leaving the boat to crash into a barrier and blow up with a man still onboard.
► A woman shoots two armed men with a tranquilizer gun, she fights with two other armed men, knocks one out with a pan and slams the other against a hot cooking surface. A man and a woman get off an elevator and we see three unconscious men on the floor left inside; the man and the woman fight several more guards in the hallway with punches, kicks and throws, and hitting them with glowing light sticks. A man and a woman fight several guards with punches, kicks and throws and they speed away in a car. A man grabs a teen girl’s arm as her mother tries to take her out of a club; the woman grabs the man by the throat and they fight briefly until the man is thrown over a balcony and crashes onto a table below (he complains of being unable to breathe).
► Two teens are bound and gagged and later taken away and we see them in a truck later. Two teens are taken away by a man on a boat, people speed through streets on motorcycles and a woman sends her motorcycle crashing into a man after he has been shooting at her. A man drives into a road and a truck crashes into his vehicle leaving the driver unconscious. Many armed troops enter a secured area and we see a man and a woman bound and gagged later.
► To demonstrate what a device can do, the lights in an entire city are turned off and then the ocean barrier in a river is lowered releasing water and threatening to flood the city. A man shoots the chains holding large pipes on the back of a truck and they roll off and block the road, as he shoots out one of the truck’s tires as well, and it drives off the road blocking people chasing him. A woman shoots a large bird out of the sky and when it falls to the ground, she tells two teens to pick it up for her. A teen boy throws a throwing star at a dartboard and it sticks. A man charges a teen boy and the teen hits him hard in the abdomen causing him to gasp and wheeze in pain.
► A man arrives at a children’s birthday party and puts two guns in the glove compartment of his car before going into the celebration. Two women argue about their relationship and one tells the other, “Your daughter hates you,” as she stabs a knife into a cutting board and leaves the room. A woman sprays something on her hand that she later peels off to reveal a man’s fingerprint.
► People talk about a man being a gun dealer. A teen girl complains about her parents lying to her about everything. A woman says that her mother was deployed to Beirut when she was young and that she was sent to boarding school. A woman yells at her children to get ready for school and put down their devices. People talk about relationships with their mothers in a few scenes. A woman says, “There’s more than one way to screw up a kid.” A man and a woman use binoculars to watch their teen daughter with a teen boy as they hold hands and kiss and the teen daughter calls them and complains about their behavior. A teen girl’s computer password is “momsux.” A woman gags and says that she is going to be sick (she does not vomit).

Back in Action LANGUAGE 5

 – About 1 F-word, 2 obscene hand gestures, 1 sexual reference, 12 scatological terms, 2 anatomical terms, 12 mild obscenities, name-calling (creepy, chick, Karen, boomers, shook, nuts, insane, weird, Ginny pig, bastard, overbearing, self-righteousness, truffle pigs, sick, terrorists, mercenaries, proper fit, criminals, mouth breather, nerd, piece of work), exclamations (oh my goodness, ew, oh bro, ooo burn, are you kidding me, freaked out), 19 religious exclamations (e.g. thank God, oh Christ, oh God, Holy Hell, good Lord, God, oh my God). | profanity glossary |

Back in Action SUBSTANCE USE

 – Teenagers dance and drink liquor at a club and one teen refers to Molly. A man on a plane orders a bottle of champagne and a woman says that she won’t have any (she is pregnant), and a man drinks from a glass of liquor at home.

Back in Action DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Undercover operatives, CIA, MI6, double agents, family, parenting, motherhood, Chernobyl, revenge, terrorism, mercenaries, Chechen prison, obsession, snooping, jealousy, questioning authority, electronic devices.

Back in Action MESSAGE

 – You can’t escape your past. Most teens are obnoxious and end up disliking their parents.