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Living | 2022 | PG-13 | – 4.2.1
Why is “Living” rated PG-13? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “some suggestive material and smoking.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a couple of hand holding and hugging scenes, accusations of impropriety between a man and a young woman, an exotic dance with partial nudity, several arguments, discussions of the death of a loved one, discussions of terminal illness, drinking to excess, and some name-calling. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.
In 1950s London a staid civil servant (Bill Nighy) realizes that his life has been joyless and pointless when he is told he has only a few months to live. Also with Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Adrian Rawlins, Hubert Burton, Oliver Chris, Michael Cochrane, Anant Varman, Zoe Boyle and Lia Williams. Directed by Oliver Hermanus. [Running Time: 1:42]
Living SEX/NUDITY 4
– Men and women in a nightclub sit together with arms around each other and some are seen kissing while they watch an exotic dancer on-stage; she removes a shawl and we see her wearing a bra top and skimpy bottoms (we see cleavage, part of the side of her breasts, bare abdomen, back and legs to the hips) and as she dances she removes her top and we see her from the back (her bare back and the sides of her bare breasts are shown) as the crowd cheers.
► A young man and a young woman walk arm-in-arm in a couple of scenes. A young man and a young woman hold hands. A young woman rests her head on a young man’s shoulder. A man and a young woman spend a day together talking and walking through a city; the next time the man asks the young woman to join him, she seems reluctant and says that she worries about what people might think about their being together and that he is becoming infatuated (there’s no sexual subtext).
► A woman confronts another woman about suspecting that the second woman’s father-in-law is having an affair with a young woman (he’s not). A man tells another man that he needs a wife and that youngsters come around to anything (after the first man’s wife dies and he is left to raise their son). A man talks about his work and implies that it is suggestive. A man talks about the Moulin Rouge and his time living in Paris. A male statue is shown with a bare chest, abdomen, legs and genitals visible.
Living VIOLENCE/GORE 2
– A man gasps and winces in pain in a few scenes. A man at a doctor’s office receives bad news about test results; we understand that he has cancer and has been given 6-9 months to live. A man sits alone in a room in his house, remembers memories from his youth, and seems tearful. A man gives another man, who was complaining of insomnia, several jars of medicine and implies that he had considered suicide but was unable to follow through. We see mourners gathered at a funeral with a coffin and a photo of the deceased.
► Three women are seen several times being given the runaround at a county office where they are applying for a permit and no one appears to be willing to look into it.
► A woman confronts another woman about suspecting that the second woman’s father-in-law is having an affair with a young woman (he’s not). A man and a woman argue about moving out of his father’s house and about money. A man reporting for his first day on a new job says that he is “ready for the battle.” A man says that another man is living a “shell of an existence.” A young woman tells a man that she has nicknames for everyone she works with in an office. A man says that he always dreamed of being a gentleman. A bartender tries to convince a terminally ill man that he should not be drinking and that it is not good for him.
► A man walks through the rain and puddles of sewage water. A man, after drinking heavily and appearing inebriated, leaves an establishment and walks onto the beach outside; he returns and we see him wiping blood from his mouth onto his handkerchief.
Living LANGUAGE 1
– Name-calling (nerve wracking, the Old Man, frosty, skippies, nippies, cesspool, ridiculous, trivial, smutty, bewildered, wicked, Mr. Zombie, awkward, Julius Caesar, public nuisance, mischief-maker, bore, outrageous, bugger, ordinary, old fool, contrary, unfortunate, disappointed), 1 religious exclamation (God forbid). | profanity glossary |
Living SUBSTANCE USE
– A man gives another man several jars of medicine and implies that he had considered suicide but was unable to follow through (the man accepts them but we do not see him take any pills). A man drinks beer in a pub, people are shown drinking and smoking in several drinking establishments and some are shown inebriated, and a man pours a glass of liquor from a decanter in his office. People smoke in offices, and a doctor smokes in his office.
Living DISCUSSION TOPICS
– Terminal illness, death of a partner, fitting into a role, expectations, longing, cancer, family, secrets, bureaucracy, not communicating, living vs. existence.
Living MESSAGE
– Routine and misplaced priorities can produce a dreary existence.
CAVEATS
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We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and older reviews are not as complete & accurate as recent ones; we plan to revisit and correct older reviews as resources and time permits.
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