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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre creates fear through a chainsaw-wielding killer, a meathook, corpses, and rooms decorated with human bones. Explicit gore is less constant than its reputation suggests, but the cruelty and final stretch of screaming panic are relentless. There is also a racial slur and coarse language. This is strictly for adults; we put it at R 18+ and up.
Story (may spoil tone)
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
Details
Violence People are hunted, struck with a sledgehammer, hung on a meathook and c…
People are hunted, struck with a sledgehammer, hung on a meathook and chased with a roaring chainsaw across a brutal final stretch. The violence is savage and sustained, and terror is the whole point
Language The s-word, hell, and damn appear occasionally, and a racial slur is us…
The s-word, hell, and damn appear occasionally, and a racial slur is used once. Swearing is not constant, but the slur is ugly
Frightening The farmhouse, the dinner-table ordeal, and a long chase create sustain…
The farmhouse, the dinner-table ordeal, and a long chase create sustained terror. The final stretch is deliberately exhausting and disturbing
Bullying / discrimination A character uses a racial slur once. It is brief but adds to the film's…
A character uses a racial slur once. It is brief but adds to the film's cruelty and is worth flagging
Gore / death / weapons Corpses, a meathook, human-bone furnishings, and a chainsaw create extr…
Corpses, a meathook, human-bone furnishings, and a chainsaw create extreme images of death. Explicit splatter is less frequent than the imagery suggests
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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