• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 15.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Gyllenhaal shines in gritty, haunting drug drama.

Why We Rated This for Ages 15–16

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  Sherry uses her sexuality to get what she needs. She also struggles to stay clean and sober.
• Violence :

  It's implied that her father sexually molested her. Sherry and another girl at Genesis House scream at each other and fight. As Sherry's walking across the street, you can hear a gunshot.
• Sex :

  Sherry has sex with two different guys and is often partially naked. Her bare breasts are often visible. She talks about having a shaved pubic region and encourages one of the men to perform oral sex on her. She performs oral sex to get the job she wants. Her father gropes her breasts. She talks about having been a stripper when she was 16.
• Language:

  Considerable cursing, including "motherf---er," "f--k," "bitch," "s--t," "damn," "bulls--t," "c--t," and "badass."
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Sherry chain smokes. Sherry and her sister-in-law smoke together. Sherry drinks beer and liquor and uses heroin. Sherry and her brother talk about a friend who died of a drug overdose.

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