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"THE CONTRACTOR"
 (2022) (Chris Pine, Ben Foster) (R)

At-A-Glace Content Summary

Alcohol/Drugs Moderate
Blood/Gross Stuff Heavy
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Extreme
Frightening/Tense Scenes Heavy
Gun/Weapons Extreme
Imitative Behavior Heavy
Jump Scenes Moderate
Music (Scary/Tense) Moderate
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity Extreme
Sex/Nudity Heavy
Smoking Minor
Tense Family Scenes Moderate
Topics to Talk About Heavy
Violence Extreme

QUICK TAKE:
Dramatic Thriller: A former Army ranger takes a job as a military-style contractor and must contend with a mission going wrong in the worst way possible.
PLOT:

James Harper (CHRIS PINE) is an Army ranger who's served in four combat tours over the past five years. But the injuries he's sustained have resulted in him using various drugs to combat the associated pain, something that doesn't sit well with his new commander who discharges him from service, without a pension or any benefits.

Needing to care for his wife, Brianne (GILLIAN JACOBS), and their son, Jack (SANDER THOMAS), James turns to his friend and former commanding officer, Mike (BEN FOSTER), for help. Mike has been working as an independent military-style contractor for Rusty (KIEFER SUTHERLAND), and he arranges a meeting between him and James.

The two agree to an employment contract and despite Brianne's worries, Jack is soon off on a mission with Mike and a few others to find and interrogate a scientist who's been labeled as a bioterrorist threat. But when that mission goes sideways, James realizes he can't trust anyone and uses his instincts and training to try to survive.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R
For violence and language.

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