The Town (2010)

The Town parents guide

No surprises for an R: moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

A couple

One or two sudden jolts.

Gore

Light gore

Some blood or injury, briefly.

Violence

Brutal violence

Our top level for violence.

Sex and nudity

Moderate

Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.

Language

Strong

Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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Three questions

Is The Town scary?

Only a little. The Town has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is The Town?

Light gore and brutal violence.

What is The Town rated, and is it OK for kids?

Rated R, and it earns it: moderate sex and nudity, brutal violence, and frequent strong language. Not one for kids.

What is The Town about?

Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.

Cast and crew

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Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”
• “a movie that will make me cry”
• “scary but not gory”

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