All guns. No control.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Jack Reynor |
Director |
Ben Wheatley |
Screenplay | Amy Jump, Ben Wheatley |
Music | Geoff Barrow, Ben Salisbury |
Cinematography | Laurie Rose |
Editing | Amy Jump, Ben Wheatley |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2016 |
Produced by | Film4, Protagonist Pictures, Rook Films |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Action |
Language | Strong impact, frequent. |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Strong to very strong, frequent. |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | |
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R: Restricted | Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexual references and drug use |
Runtime | 90 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
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Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 18 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
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Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Stephen Dalton Action becomes muddled once shooting starts. | 10 | |
Cape Times Ann Hornaday Wheatley's tedious tribute to 70s action cinema. | 5 | |
ScreenIt T. Durgin I like the idea of ’’Free Fire’’ WAY more than I like the film. Actually, I didn’t care for the film all that much. | 8 | |
Metacritic.com 38 critics | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 268 critics | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Free Fire aims squarely for genre thrills, and hits its target repeatedly and with great gusto -- albeit with something less than pure cinematic grace. | 13 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 13 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Extreme gun violence, 1970s outfits, not much else. | 5 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 15 users | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes users 6423 users | 13 | |
Internet 4370 Netizens A wonderful example of a guilty pleasure movie | 14 | |
Average .. 55% | 11 |