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Everything Must Go

Everything Must Go

Common Sense Media Age 17

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Amid the serious content, the movie's main message is a simple but important one: Addiction destroys. It's paired with the notion that redemption is available if you want it.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
A man slashes a tire and keys a car; later, he has a confrontation with someone in a parking lot. Some shoving and yelling. The man also urinates into a fish pond out of spite and throws an object at a window.
Sex
A couple is shown in S&M wear, presumably having sex. A middle-schooler finds a trove of Playboy magazines. Conversations about infidelity.
Language
Words include "s--t," "f--k," "piss," "ass," "a--hole," "bulls--t," "crap," "damn," and more.
Consumerism
Pabst Blue Ribbon is prominently displayed; other labels seen include Budweiser, Schwinn, and Taurus.
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
The main character is an alcoholic who is seen guzzling from beer cans, sometimes with desperation. There's nothing glamorous about it at all.
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