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Our take
Americana follows a stolen Native American artifact as it moves through the black market in a US R dark comedy. Frequent strong profanity, crime violence, and morally gray characters fill the story. Cultural theft themes give the plot extra weight. ClearAge puts it around 16 for adults and mature older teens.
Uplifting themes
A thread about returning a sacred object and resisting exploitation does run through, though selfish crime schemes take most of the story. Whatever positive takeaway you find sits under plenty of bloodshed and betrayal
Story (may spoil tone)
After a rare Native American artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams teams up with a lovelorn military veteran to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer.
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Violence Bloody showdowns over a stolen Native American artifact leave people sh…
Bloody showdowns over a stolen Native American artifact leave people shot, stabbed, and killed with arrows. A murder-spree stretch and armed standoffs push the body count higher. The violence sits right at the center of this crime heist
Language From the opening minutes, the f-word keeps showing up in arguments and…
From the opening minutes, the f-word keeps showing up in arguments and gun confrontations, mixed with the s-word, motherf-word, and insults like b-word and a-word. Almost the whole film runs on that R-rated talk, far past a couple of heated scenes
Sex / nudity A couple shares a bed, and one partner cracks a crude joke about wantin…
A couple shares a bed, and one partner cracks a crude joke about wanting men instead of women. Explicit sex never takes over. The sexual talk is still clearly adult
Drugs / alcohol Adults drink beer and wine in bars and at home, including during a dinn…
Adults drink beer and wine in bars and at home, including during a dinner-party stretch. Alcohol belongs to the small-town backdrop. Hard drugs never drive the plot
Frightening Crime dread rides with the heist from start to finish, and the plot kee…
Crime dread rides with the heist from start to finish, and the plot keeps turning morally dark. That uneasy feeling sticks around for most of the runtime
Sexual violence An armed cult-like group holds young women under violent control that i…
An armed cult-like group holds young women under violent control that includes sexual exploitation. The film puts that abuse in the story world without staging a long graphic assault scene
Child peril / abuse During the conflict a boy is taken hostage, gagged, and tied up, and he…
During the conflict a boy is taken hostage, gagged, and tied up, and he is also involved in a killing partly framed as self-defense. Seeing a child in that kind of danger is a hard sit, even for a crime thriller
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Shoot-outs leave bloody wounds on screen, and deaths come from stabbing…
Shoot-outs leave bloody wounds on screen, and deaths come from stabbing, arrows, and gunfire right in front of you. Guns and bodies remain in the heist climax, with no quiet off-screen fade-outs or distant red smear
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
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
- Sacred objects become commodities in crime stories. Who gets hurt when art is stolen?
- Small-town dreamers chase risky scores. When does ambition cross into harm?
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