My MPAA Rating, PG-13: Language, sexuality,brief animal violence, and intense strong violence

We watched this is 8th grade social studies today, sooooo.... when the teacher announced it I was like erm okay, it's gonna be boring cause we're watching it in school. And the beginning was kinda dry, but it unmistakably got better as the movie progressed, about 15 minutes. The was some language, I acctaully decided to count how many times they used the P word next time I watch it (since I rented it to watch again). there was little sex, even though Joseph and Shannon live in a tenement full of scantily clad prostitutes, Shannon accutally being one of them at one point. The violence level is indeed high, plenty of shootings, fistfights, boxing matches and animal cruelty!!! Joseph punches his horse to make it behave and I can understand why he punched some of the men he did, but a horse? I mean, come on! It's an animal! Anyways, it's a good movie but I think i made it sound too appropraite I would stick with common sense's advice ;) And Tom Cruise I love u