Gamer

Gamer is rated R: for frenetic sequences of strong brutal violence throughout, sexual content, nudity and language.

Release Date: 4 September 2009

Because we only review G, PG, and PG-13 movies at Parent Previews we did not review this title. For your convenience, we have provided some brief information about the film’s synopsis and content.

Synopsis:

While some avid players might dream of the day they can step into their favorite video game, for Kable (Gerard Butler) this high-tech reality is a nightmare. Remotely controlled by a young gamer named Simon (Logan Lerman),, Kable is forced to be the first-person-shooter in this violent form of entertainment created by a reclusive billionaire (Michael C. Hall). Hoping to gain his freedom, the gladiator-like pawn is desperately trying to reach “Game Over.”

Studio: Lionsgate

Cast: Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Ludacris

Director: Mark Neveldine Brian Taylor

Content Information:

This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:

Violence:

-Frequent violence, including the use of guns, weapons, and hand-to-hand combat (blood and detail shown).

- Several scenes of explicit violence depicting shootings, stabbings, fighting, burning and dismemberment.

- Depictions of gruesome deaths (blood and detail shown).

- Frequent disturbing and gory scenes.

Sexual Content:

-Use of crude sexual references and innuendo.

- Breast and buttock nudity shown in sexual and non-sexual contexts.

- Implied sexual activity and sexually suggestive scenes.

- Fondling, embracing and kissing.

Language:

- Frequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context.

- Frequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing and vulgar expressions.

- Use of ethno-cultural and sexual slurs.

Drug and Alcohol Use:

- Tobacco use

Of Special Note:

The line between video game and sport also blurs in the film Speed Racer. A gentler, softer side of actor Gerard Butler can be seen in the movie Dear Frankie. And he plays a masked, singing villain in The Phantom of the Opera.

Studio: 2009 Lions Gate Films. Visit the official movie site.