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Jingle All the Way | 1996 | PG | - 2.4.2

Arnold Schwarzenegger fights the Christmas crowds and Sinbad to get his son a hot toy.

SEX/NUDITY 2 - Sexual innuendo. A woman is shown in her nightgown. Arnie is undressed, down to his boxer shorts.

VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - A TV screen shows some ninja/superhero-type fighting. On the show a kid is tossed off a cliff and saved by a flying superhero. Cartoon-style slapstick violence: A toy store manager gets trampled by customers, a man is knocked down by a mailbag, a man falls and lands flat on his back, an all-out brawl takes place and a man gets pepper spray in the eyes and gets beaten by purses. A man fights a gang of ninja Santas and knocks them down with a big candy cane. Giant Santas knock an elf across a room, beat a man, and pile on another man. A man is knocked in the head with a telephone receiver and choked, a man slugs a reindeer in the jaw, hot coffee is spilled on a cop's face, a woman hits a man with a thermos bottle, a superhero/super-villain battle breaks out, projectiles are shot at a man, a man is kicked between the legs by a kid. A bomb explodes off-screen, leaving victims with burn marks, but otherwise only stunned. Cops point guns at two men. A kid climbs up the side of a building and eventually falls off, but is saved. In a fantasy scene, a child drinks whiskey mixed with coffee.

LANGUAGE 2 - One anatomical reference, and a few mild obscenities.

DISCUSSION TOPICS - Workaholism; holiday stress.

MESSAGE - Breaking promises can damage relationships.

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