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Our take
Hugh Jackman runs a tank that lets clients relive the past while Miami sinks under climate change. His romance with Mae turns dark when other memories tie her to arson, kidnapping, and killing. Shootouts, a stabbing, and noir voice-over keep the mood bleak. We land at M and up because of the sustained violence, affair storyline, and frequent coarse language, even though the US rating is M
Uplifting themes
Loyalty and facing hard truths get a nod, but revenge and obsession dominate. Parents can discuss whether Nick’s nostalgia helps or harms him Nick is protective yet blinded by romance. Mae and the villains are morally grey, leaving few clean heroes
Story (may spoil tone)
Nicolas Bannister, a rugged and solitary veteran living in a near-future Miami flooded by rising seas, is an expert in a dangerous occupation: he offers clients the chance to relive any memory they desire. His life changes when he meets a mysterious young woman named Mae. What begins as a simple matter of lost and found becomes a passionate love affair. But when a different client's memories implicate Mae in a series of violent crimes, Bannister must delve through the dark world of the past to uncover the truth about the woman he fell for.
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Violence Characters shoot at each other, threaten drowning in blood, and a knife…
Characters shoot at each other, threaten drowning in blood, and a knife fight ends with stabbing sounds on screen. Murder and arson drive the mystery, and the final act stays in sustained action
Language The s-word appears throughout stress scenes, with b-word, a-word, bull…
The s-word appears throughout stress scenes, with b-word, a-word, bull s-word, and b-word phrase in arguments. Hell and damn fill out a noir vocabulary that fits the rating but is not nonstop
Sex / nudity Nick and Mae's relationship includes a brief sex scene. It is shown wit…
Nick and Mae's relationship includes a brief sex scene. It is shown without nudity or strong detail, but the physical intimacy is on screen rather than just mentioned in dialogue
Drugs / alcohol A drug dealer’s overdose is mentioned, characters smoke, and someone is…
A drug dealer’s overdose is mentioned, characters smoke, and someone is blamed for getting drunk on the job. Substance abuse sits in the background of the crime plot
Frightening Flooded streets, kidnapping of a child, and a noir tone of doomed love…
Flooded streets, kidnapping of a child, and a noir tone of doomed love create sustained dread. Jump moments are fewer than in horror, but the atmosphere stays ominous
Gore / death / weapons Gunfire and a stabbing carry audio cues, and dialogue describes lungs f…
Gunfire and a stabbing carry audio cues, and dialogue describes lungs filling with blood. Corpses are implied more than shown in detail, but weapons are ever present
Grief / bereavement Nick mourns lost love and war trauma through the memory machine. Loss f…
Nick mourns lost love and war trauma through the memory machine. Loss fuels the plot without focusing on a child’s bereavement
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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Talk after watching
- Nick keeps replaying happier memories with Mae. When does looking backward stop you from seeing the truth?
- The city is literally drowning. How does the setting change what you think the characters owe each other?
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