The Order | 2024 | R | – 4.7.10

Why is “The Order” rated R? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “some strong violence, and language throughout.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a brief glimpse at a movie in a porn theater, a tender kiss, a married man having a child with another person, discussions of a man being estranged from his family, many scenes of a white supremacist group arming themselves and robbing banks and armored vehicles to prepare for a revolution with some injuries, bloody wounds and deaths, a few people being shot during skirmishes, many arguments and discussions of violence against certain groups of people, and over 65 F-words and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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Based on true events: In 1983-84 a newly-installed Idaho-based FBI agent (Jude Law) realizes that recent bank robberies are committed by white supremacists, whose plan is to finance an armed insurrection against the U.S. government. Also with Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Marc Maron, George Tchortov, Daniel Yip, Daniel Doheny, Sebastian Pigott, John Warkentin, Phillip Forest Lewitski, Morgan Holmstrom and Odessa Young. Directed by Justin Kurzel. [Running Time: 1:54]

The Order SEX/NUDITY 4

 – A topless woman is seen on a porn theater movie screen briefly and without much discernible detail as she seems to straddle another person lying down (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details). A man is shirtless as a woman cleans him from dye (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details) and we see his bare chest, abdomen and back; the man and the woman then kiss tenderly. We understand that a man is married and his wife is unable to have children; the man is involved in another relationship with a woman that is pregnant with his child.
► We hear about bombings at porn shops and theaters.
► A man is shown shirtless and we see his bare chest and abdomen. A man answers his door wearing a tank T-shirt and briefs (we see his bare shoulders and legs to the hips) and a woman enters while he puts on pants.

The Order VIOLENCE/GORE 7

 – Three men walk through woods off the side of a road and one man shoots another man in the back (we see a bloody bullet hole in his clothing) and he falls to the ground where the shooter shoots him five more times in the chest (we see the bloody bullet holes and see him lying motionless). A man steps out of his car in a dark driveway and is shot repeatedly (we hear that he was shot twelve times) by another man (blood sprays around the area and on the ground and we see the dead man on the ground with blood pooling under him). A man in a house wears a gas mask as agents and police shoot tear gas inside the house, and the man shoots through the floor hitting many agents as they yell and shoot back at him; he coughs and vomits goo (we see the goo), the house catches fire and the man and another man hold guns on each other (neither man shoots); one man leaves the house and the other man lies down in a tub filled with water as the house is engulfed in flames (we understand that the man died in the blaze).
► Masked gunmen in cars surround an armored car driving on an isolated road, the cars bump into the truck and force it to stop, gunmen shoot at the driver and force the guards in the truck out and onto the ground while stealing the money in bags from inside; a man in a car nearby shoots at a gunman and is shot dead (we see blood on his shirt) and spikes on the road blow out the tires of a police car that tries to chase them when they speed away. Several masked gunmen hold up an armored car, and the guards in the car are held on the ground while the robbers steal the money from the car; the tires are shot as the gunmen leave and another man shoots at the getaway car as they speed away. Four men wait in a car outside a bank and it is implied that they are waiting for a bomb to detonate somewhere; the bomb does not detonate and the four men charge into a bank and threaten the people inside with guns, one man is struck in the face (we see blood pour from the wound) a police officer outside the bank is held at gunpoint and the tires on his car are shot as the robbers leave. A man in a porn theater during a movie leaves a bag with an explosive in it and exits the building; the explosive detonates and we see a large plume of smoke blow into the street. Agents and police move into an area; one agent tells a man to drop his weapon and another man shoots at the agent so that the man can escape; another man inside a room is shot as he tries to climb out of a window, another man chases the first man and is shot in the chest (we watch as he bleeds profusely and dies). Many armed police and agents move toward an isolated house; two men from inside run out and across a field and fall to their knees when they are surrounded and handcuffed. Two men drive to an isolated area in the woods, dig in the muddy ground using their hands and discover a buried body; we later see the body being taken away in a body bag.
► A man teaches his young son how to shoot an automatic weapon; the boy shoots at a bottle and people cheer when he hits it. A man with a rifle takes aim at another man as the other man also with a rifle takes aim at a large buck (neither man shoots). A man buys many handguns and rifles at a gun store. A man’s nose bleeds uncontrollably in several scenes (we see blood on his face and shirt) and he blames it on medication that he is taking (we do not know what the medication is). We see a large scar on a man’s chest. A man yells at another man and punches a car’s windshield (it cracks) in frustration.
► A man types a document and says that it is a declaration of war. A man questions another man aggressively while in a jail cell. A man talks about his best friend being murdered in front of him. A man asks another man, “Are you Mexican?” and the man nervously explains that he is Spanish. A woman tells a man, “You scare me,” when he is working with her husband on a case. A man says, “The only good Jew is a dead Jew.” A man talks about a young woman working as an informant and being killed; he describes finding her body parts in a river. A woman tells a man, “You won’t take him alive.” A man preaches about a birthright and a promise land. A group of people in a building chants “white power.” A man says that another man needs “A couple of barrels in the mouth.” There numerous remarks about white supremacy and anti-Semitic rhetoric on a radio call-in program. A man talks about his experiences working for the FBI on cases that involved the KKK and the Cosa Nostra. A man talks about a group “raising a war chest for something.” A woman is shown holding a newborn baby girl and she apologizes to the father of the child for not being a boy.
► An infant is laid on a table surrounded by lighted candles during a ceremony. A giant cross is shown engulfed in flames in a parking lot. Four men drive away after a robbery, cheering and celebrating; a dye pack explodes inside the car and the passengers are covered with red dye (resembling blood). We see people printing counterfeit money and putting them in a dryer. A young boy on a playground gestures a Nazi salute as two men enter a compound. Signs around a town list references to “white brothers and sisters.” Swastikas and signs of white supremacy are seen on flags in numerous scenes.

The Order LANGUAGE 10

 – About 66 F-words and its derivatives, 15 scatological terms, 3 anatomical terms, 4 mild obscenities, 6 derogatory terms for Jewish people, 6 derogatory terms for African-American people, name-calling (dumb, fanatic, ignorant, inept, nuisance, pawn, tool, parasitical usury, drunk, animal, mythological beasts, dumb Nazi), exclamations (no sense poking a bear, oh my gosh), 2 religious profanities (GD), 11 religious exclamations (e.g. Jesus, Jesus Christ, oh my God, God bless, thank you to God, Holy [F-word deleted], bring us deliverance). | profanity glossary |

The Order SUBSTANCE USE

 – A man takes pills from a prescription vial. Two men drink from a bottle of liquor while one of them is driving a car, a man is referred to as a drunk, a man drinks from a flask, a man drinks a shot of liquor in a bar, men drink from bottles of beer at a children’s party, and people drink bottles of beer in several bar scenes. People smoke cigarettes in numerous scenes both inside and outside.

The Order DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Aryan Nation, white supremacy, white separatists, hate groups, hate speech, revolution, the FBI, Alan Berg, progress, KKK, Cosa Nostra, John Birch, cults, domestic terrorism, dignity, freedom, militias, revolution, “The Turner Diaries.”

The Order MESSAGE

 – Domestic terrorists live among us.