Information for Parents

Dying of the Light

Dying of the Light

Common Sense Media Age 17

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
Mainly a revenge tale without hope, although a secondary character volunteers to help the main character with no expectation of reward. The movie is very pro-CIA.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
A character is held hostage and beaten in the face with a baseball bat. Guns are shown and fired. Blood. Ear sliced open. Car chase. Suicide from a bridge. Chase scenes. Throat slicing, with blood spurt. A shootout, with dead bodies and blood. Fighting. Knives. Eye gouging. A second suicide.
Sex
Characters kiss. References to Internet porn.
Language
"F--k" is used several times. Also "s--t," "a--hole," "ass," "goddamn," "damn," "Jesus" and "Jesus Christ" (as exclamations). "Ass" and "s--t" shown in subtitles.
Consumerism
Not applicable
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
A character drinks several times: whiskey in a bar, sake at home, martini in restaurant. Another character takes his drink away when he's had too much. Smoking. Prescription pills shown.
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