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Crazy Rich Asians | 2018 | PG-13 | – 4.3.5
A successful Chinese-American economics professor (Constance Wu) meets someone (Henry Golding) that she assumes is the man of her dreams. But when she travels to Singapore with him to meet his family, she realizes there is a lot she doesn’t know about him, especially that his family is incredibly wealthy and also controlling. Also with Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Harry Shum Jr., Ken Jeong, Sonoya Mizuno, Chris Pang, Nico Santos and Jing Lusi. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Several lines of dialogue are in a Chinese dialect with English subtitles. [Running Time: 2:00]Crazy Rich Asians SEX/NUDITY 4
– A man and a woman lie in bed on a plane (they are both wearing pajamas), they kiss and he leans over her to turn off the light (sex is implied). A man and a woman lie in bed together (we see their bare shoulders) and the man gets up wearing pajama bottoms (we see his back, chest and abdomen) and then climbs back into bed after she says, “Hubba, hubba” while looking at him, on top of the woman and they kiss (sex is implied).
► A woman wears a deeply cut dress that reveals cleavage and part of her bare breasts. A woman wears a low-cut tank top that reveals her bare shoulders and cleavage. A woman wears a short dress that reveals her bare legs to the thighs, bare back and shoulders. A woman wears a low-cut dress that reveals cleavage and her bare back and shoulders. A man changes his shirt and we see his bare shoulders, chest, back and abdomen. A man showers and we see his bare back, shoulders chest and abdomen to the hips as he dries off and puts on pajama bottoms. Women wear low-cut tops and bra tops that reveal cleavage, bare shoulders, backs and abdomens. A man’s shirt is open and we see his bare upper chest and abdomen. Women dress and undress in a small boutique (we see cleavage, bare shoulders, backs, abdomens and legs). A woman wears a teddy that reveals cleavage, bare shoulders and legs to the upper thighs.
► A man and a woman kiss passionately after the woman puts the man’s hand on her partially clothed breast (we see deep cleavage), she wraps her leg around his waist and her dress opens at the hem to reveal her bare thigh. A man wearing thong underwear (we see the side of his bare buttock and legs) chases a woman, reaching for her clothed buttocks.
► A husband and his wife kiss at their wedding. A man and a woman kiss in a diner. A man and a woman kiss a few times. A man and a woman kiss while dancing. A husband and wife talk and he sits on a bed with her (he is shirtless and we see his bare chest and abdomen), she kisses his shoulder and they kiss (the scene ends and it is not clear whether sex occurs). A husband and his wife dance together and he smacks her on the clothed buttock as they fall back onto a sofa and he kisses her neck.
► Many men and women dance on a giant party barge. Men and women dance at a wedding reception; one couple dances as if they are thrusting in sex. A woman puts a man’s hands on her clothed hips in a seductive manner and they dance together.
► Several women are shown having massages and we see their bare shoulders and upper backs; one woman says, “I think my masseuse just got me pregnant.” A woman discusses the color of a dress representing fertility and another woman says that she is concerned about giving off a “lucky baby maker vibe.” A man describes a woman as a “hottie” and tells his son that she is the type of woman he should fall for; the son flutters his eyes at the woman in a flirtatious manner and says, “I love you.” A woman reads a text on her husband’s phone that indicates he is having an affair. A woman tearfully talks about her husband having an affair. A man says that he heard that a woman was in a porn movie with “two women and a cup of noodles.” A woman tells another woman that she and the second woman’s fiancé had been in a relationship and that everyone wanted them to get married. A woman describes that another woman cheated on her husband, got pregnant and ran away to America.
Crazy Rich Asians VIOLENCE/GORE 3
– Two men with guns walk around a car and the women in the car become nervous (they are guarding a woman’s property). Two men fight with punches on a movie set and a woman is tied by the wrists in the background. A man says that he wants to punch another man in the face. A man fires a bazooka-looking weapon off a large party barge and it lands in the ocean in the distance. A man fires a bazooka-looking weapon and the man is thrown (we do not see any injuries). A large gutted fish is seen in a bed with bloody patches on the sheets around it and we see two women burying the fish in a sandy beach later. A woman says to another woman, “You’re in my way,” and pushes her as she passes. A man hits another man in the crotch and the man grimaces.
► The staff of an expensive hotel turns away a Chinese woman, who says that she has a reservation and they refuse to accommodate her and her family. A man describes a fight when he was young and that he threw a punch, fell on the floor and the other person sat on him. A woman hugs another woman awkwardly when they meet. A woman explains that Chinese parents are obsessed with shaping the lives of their children. A man speaks negatively about a woman and asks, “What’s Rachel bringing to the table?” in a relationship with a very wealthy man. A woman says of another woman, “She’s not that pretty.” A woman talks about her husband hurting her and that he was not a good man.
► We hear that a man shot a tiger when it came into his house and we see a large stuffed tiger standing on its hind legs with claws and teeth bared. Many people across social media platforms talk about a man and a woman and a few use disparaging words about the woman. A woman describes a methodology of winning at poker. A woman explains that by being a Chinese-American, her daughter is very different from Chinese people from China. A man talks about “hookers, drugs and dog fighting.” While preparing dumplings a character describes the process as wrapping a baby and a woman says, “Then you eat the baby.” A woman tells another woman that she was not her mother-in-law’s first choice. A woman tells another woman, “You will never be enough.” A woman talks about wanting to “cry and puke at the same time.” Two women talk about another woman “playing chicken.” People talk about a wedding costing $40 million. A woman says, “Happiness is an illusion.”
► A young boy smears mud on the floor of a hotel lobby and the staff is alarmed. A woman talks about something representing salmonella and despair. A man says, “There are a lot of children starving in America” when convincing two young girls to eat. A woman picks up a finger bowl and nearly drinks from it. A woman spills a glass of wine on a man’s shirt. A reference is made to a dress looking like a “clown’s tampon,” and another looking like a “smutty Ebola virus.” People eat cake and smear it on each other’s faces at a wedding reception. A woman speeds in a car and honks her horn at other cars.
Crazy Rich Asians LANGUAGE 5
– About 2 F-words, 6 scatological terms, 8 anatomical terms, 15 mild obscenities, name-calling (cheap, weird, hot mess, posh, snobby, self-made woman, animal, American, fairy tale, gold digging, morons, monkeys, trashy unrefined banana, immigrant, nobody, low-class, coward, not a man, old folks, villain in a soap opera, evil, selfish, stupid, soldier toy boy), exclamations (bloody, oh my gosh), 1 religious profanity (GD), 6 religious exclamations (e.g. Oh My God, Jesus). | profanity glossary |
Crazy Rich Asians SUBSTANCE USE
– People are given champagne as they board the first class compartment of a plane, two men drink beer from bottles, and many men and women are shown drinking alcohol on a large party barge as well as at several parties and receptions. A man says that he and his sister used to put cigarettes in the claws of a large stuffed tiger in their grandmother’s home, and a woman tells her adult son that she threw away his cigars.
Crazy Rich Asians DISCUSSION TOPICS
– Racism, extreme wealth, traditions, expectations, playing chicken, social media, lactose intolerance, Christianity, pursuing happiness, pursuing one’s passion, royalty, parental pride, forgetting who you are, nepotism, guilting your children, sacrifice, respect, love, knowing one’s place.
Crazy Rich Asians MESSAGE
– Wealth does not make happiness.
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