When the Bough Breaks

A man abuses his girlfriend, smacking her face on more than one occasion; blood and bruises are shown. A man is stabbed with a knife and knocked down stairs. A gory, rotting corpse is shown, with maggots. Fighting, punching, kicking, beating with sharp and blunt objects. Rifle fired. Razor blade in tub, with a trickle of blood shown. Mangled, bloody cat corpse. Discussions of past sexual abuse, stabbings. Mean, barking dog.

Tender love scenes between a married couple, including kissing and a dress being unzipped. Mild sex scene, but no nudity. A woman does sexy stripteases, lounges in black lingerie, bathes in a tub. A married man kisses a woman who isn't his wife.

Fairly infrequent language includes "s--t," "goddamn," "bitch," "hell," "ass," "dick," "frickin'," and "oh my God" (as an exclamation).

A man drinks at a bar and seems drunk (he then goes home and grabs a beer from the fridge). Several scenes of social drinking, mostly wine and hard liquor. A man smokes a cigarette.

Parents need to know that When the Bough Breaks is a thriller about a surrogate who threatens the biological parents of the baby she's carrying. Though the main couple is likable, it's all very routine and forgettable, not very smart, and pretty violent. A man abuses his girlfriend, and there are additional beatings, plus stabbings; a gory, rotting corpse (with maggots); gun use; some blood and injuries; and discussions of sexual abuse. While there's no graphic nudity, there is kissing and a sex scene, plus scenes of stripteases and flirting. Language is infrequent but includes uses of "s--t," "bitch," and "ass." Adult characters drink on social occasions, and one character smokes a cigarette and gets drunk.

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