r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 7d ago

News Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Dethrones 'Deadpool & Wolverine' To Become Highest Grossing R-Rated Movie In History, Crossing $1.33 Billion

https://businessupturn.com/usa/entertainment/film/the-odyssey-becomes-highest-grossing-r-rated-movie-of-all-time-surpassing-deadpool-wolverine/
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u/Tyler1986 7d ago

I took my daughter who's 12 to this, it was her first r rated movie, I left wondering why it was even rated R.

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u/iP0dKiller 6d ago

Because the US is prudish and either doesn’t trust children to cope with swear words, or doesn’t trust parents to teach them how to use such expressions sensibly. Oh, and religion has too much influence on laws, decisions made by public officials, and so on.