Why is unborn rated r

A woman hears voices and becomes dizzy. A woman hears voices in multiple scenes. A woman's eyesight is blurry in a few scenes. A woman goes to a nightclub and the faces in the crowd appear blurry and distorted. A woman sees the apparition of a child standing in a crowd. An apparition of a child is seen in a photograph. An apparition of a boy is seen on a city street. A child enters a room in a psychiatric hospital and we see the back of a woman's head with disheveled hair, sitting in a chair and wearing a green hospital gown.

A child approaches a woman in a psychiatric hospital and we see the woman's face she is very pale and stares ahead in a catatonic manner. A woman visits another woman in a home for senior citizens. Two women see an elderly man in a wheelchair and another woman explains that the man has had a stroke, and is paralyzed from the waist down. A woman cries over her grandmother's death. A woman asks a man, "Is that why Mom killed herself? A man talks about a fetus dying while in utero.

A man talks about a fetus dying due to an umbilical cord "twisting around his throat. A child tells a woman that she is going to die. A woman yells at another woman to "get out! A woman comments to another woman about a man "wearing a diaper. A woman talks about the Holocaust. A woman talks about being a twin in a concentration camp, and how Nazis wanted to do experiments on twins and on other children.

A woman talks about the soul of a dead person. A woman talks about being possessed by an evil spirit or a "Dybukk. A woman cries to a rabbi to help her and to perform an exorcism. A man talks about the Kabbalah and how its "Jewish mysticism. Multiple children are shown in a concentration camp Auschwitz.

A woman gives another woman a pendant of "the hand of Miriam" for protection. A young woman breaks mirrors in her home with a crowbar.

A woman burns pieces of mirrors in a fireplace. A woman cries because she fears she's going crazy. LANGUAGE 5 - 2 F-words, 7 sexual references, 4 scatological terms, 1 anatomical term, 3 mild obscenities, name-calling retarded, crazy, freak, hag , 3 religious exclamations.

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Know when new reviews are published We will never sell or share your email address with anybody and you can unsubscribe at any time. Donate About Us Contact Us. Stabbings, bludgeonings, beatings, and other forms of violence. Constant horror-film imagery, including swarms of insects, misshapen supernaturally influenced beings, howling monstrosities whose entire face is a fanged maw, and more.

A child is hit by a car though unharmed thanks to dark forces ; later, the same child stabs a character to death. A plot point revolves around the death of an infant. The finale involves lots of supernatural violence -- people and objects being hurled about by psychic force -- and some violence committed by people possessed by that force. Characters are chased and threatened by scary monsters. Some World War II concentration camp imagery, including medical experiments on children; other medical imagery includes an eye examination.

A couple young, but college-aged kisses and cuddles, presumably after making love. Discussion of "wood" as a indicator of arousal. Some images of the female lead character in nightshirt and panties and a waist-up, from-the-back shot of her showering. A babysitter is asked if the husband and wife she's working for have "porn," with a brief discussion of hypothetical masturbation.

Sexual activity is shown to have clear consequences. Some instances of strong language, including one "f--k," "s--t," and "bitch. Some brands are visible on-screen or mentioned in dialogue, including Cosmopolitan magazine, Red Bull energy drink, and Xanax. Characters drink liquor at a club and talk about being drunk; one character notes of the other's stressed-out state that "I would just take one of my mom's Xanax and call it a day.

This horror film, while relatively bloodless, is still totally frightening as in NOT for younger kids. It's full of freaky, scary stuff like monsters, creatures, and demons. Since the evil entity in the movie can jump from body to body, much of the violence in the film involves un-possessed people lashing out at possessed victims -- including children.

There's also lots of talk about abstract, monster-related theological issues i. A subplot about a Holocaust survivor leads to imagery of Nazi death camps and medical experiments. Because the film's plot revolves around a stillborn twin, there's also disturbing imagery involving pregnancy, birth, and infancy that's used to create shock and horror.

Characters also drink, swear, and get intimate though nothing too sensitive is shown. Add your rating See all 13 parent reviews. Add your rating See all 32 kid reviews. Young Casey Beldon Odette Yustman begins seeing fearful, frightening visions that all involve the phrase "Jumby wants to be born. The spirt is trying to isolate Casey and break her down; can she keep herself and her friends safe as she tries to convince a skeptical rabbi Gary Oldman to perform a Jewish rite of exorcism?

Or will Casey be the final victim of a darkness that's stalked her family over long, grim decades? The Unborn is just a fair-to-good horror film, but considering how many horror films are outright awful , that puts it far above its peers. Written and directed by David S. Goyer, the film may have fully modern digital effects and high-tech moviemaking, but it also has a nice, retro '70s feel, harkening back to supernatural chillers like The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby -- movies in which atmosphere was more important than gore, and supernatural goings-on were treated with a plains-spoken, matter-of-fact directness.

Compared to moody-but-plotless horror films like The Grudge or Pulse , The Unborn 's stop-the-ghost series of scares feels almost reassuringly old-fashioned. Yustman best known from her work in Cloverfield is a sympathetic and strong protagonist, and Meagan Good gives sassy support as her best friend, while Cam Gigandet Twilight is a stalwart boyfriend as Casey's journey becomes more and more perilous.

Oldman gives class and grace to what could have been a thankless role as the rabbi Casey turns to for help, and The Wire 's Idris Elba also puts life and humanity into a small part.

Families can talk about the way the film creates shock, tension, and horror with a relative minimum of blood. Is the movie's level of violence and unsettling imagery more or less scary because of its restraint? Families can also discuss the role that traditional folklore of possession, demonic spirits, and ghosts plays in the movie.

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The star rating reflects overall quality. Learn how we rate. Parents' Ultimate Guide to Support our work! Corona Column 3 Use these free activities to help kids explore our planet, learn about global challenges, think of solutions, and take action. The Unborn. Possession tale is low on blood, but high on scares. PG 90 minutes. Rate movie. Watch or buy. Based on 13 reviews. Based on 32 reviews. Get it now Searching for streaming and purchasing options