Point of No Return (1993) - Parents Guide Movie Rating

MPA: R BBFC: 18 Maturity Rating 18+

MPAA Reason: Rated R for strong violence, and for language and sexuality.

Sex & Nudity

mild

During the Mardi Gras scenes, someone bends over and flashes their behind. A couple undress. The man puts his hands on her breasts. They have sex without visible nudity. There is a montage of them doing every day things, and flashing back to them rolling around having sex without showing nudity or explicit sex. At Mardi Gras, a woman flashes her breasts. After Mardi Gras, a couple partially undress each other while talking about having sex. The woman gets interrupted and goes to the bathroom.

Violence & Gore

moderate

Following the assassination theme, there are multiple assassinations with gunshots to the head and chest. During a drugstore robbery, several people are shot in the head and chest. A policeman has a gun put under his chin and blood sprays on the wall behind him. A woman is executed by lethal injection. She spasms and wets herself as she dies. A woman hits a man in the back of the head with a folding chair. A woman tries to use a man as a human shield and gets shot in the leg. A woman shoots a man in the chest, then shoots another man in the head and chest. A woman shoots a man several times in the chest. Gunmen open fire in a kitchen killing most of the staff. A man is shot in the chest and another man is shot in the ankle. A man shoots an RPG at a woman. A woman is seen through a sniper scope being shot in the head. A man hearing shots approaches another man just arriving and is shot several times in the chest. An unconscious woman is laid in a tub and acid is poured on her face to make her unidentifiable. This is done with a side POV so the inside of the tub is not seen. She kicks and spasms reflexively. More acid is poured until she stops moving. A woman is shot in the arm and then executed with a shot to the head. A man is hit with a car and knocked off a cliff. A car swerves and drives off a cliff. One passenger attacks the other passenger with a knife. The knife wielding passenger gets crushed beneath the car.

Profanity

moderate

26 f-words, with some other profanities as well.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

moderate

Some smoking. Alcohol is drunk often, and drugs are a recurring theme. The opening sequence shows people breaking into a shop to steal drugs.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

moderate

Some intense assassination and fight sequences.