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Synopsis

Biography/Drama. Based on the book by Jeff Bauman and Bret Witter. A man (Jake Gyllenhaal) struggles to overcome the trauma of losing his legs during the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, developmental, and sexual slurs
• Infrequent portrayals of injuries and the aftermath of violence in a terrorism context – blood, dismemberment, and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity – breast and buttock nudity, some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of male frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context; infrequent portrayals of prescription drug abuse in a recreational context
• Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - little detail

Thematic elements

• Coping with trauma
• Resilience and recovery
• Challenging relationships

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for gory scenes and coarse language

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