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Twelve
Summary: A young drug dealer watches as his high-rolling life is dismantled in the wake of his cousin's murder, which sees his best friend arrested for the crime.
Runtime: 1 h 33 min
MPAA: R
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 5,000,000
Domestic: $ 183,920
International: $ 2,464,275
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| Message | The movie presents a pretty bleak portrait of teen life -- everyone (from kids to parents, A students to dropouts) is messed up. But there is also a sense that reliance on substances is a dangerous game. |
| Role model | It’s hard to find anyone who has it together in this movie. Most parents are MIA, literally and emotionally, self-obsessed and deluded. Their teenagers are lost, confused, enraged, addicted, or murderous -- and maybe all of the above. |
| Violence | A teenager is shot during a drug deal gone awry, as is a witness. A rampage ends bloodily. A disturbed character punches walls and threatens his brother with a sword. Teens talk trash at a basketball court, and the tiff escalates into a fistfight. |
| Sex | Discussions about various sex acts. A teen’s porno stash is revealed. Couples grope and make out (mostly in darkened rooms). Girls take photos of each other in lingerie. One character offers her virginity in exchange for drugs; her partner’s behind is fleetingly revealed as they undress. Boys talk about how to "get laid." |
| Language | Frequent use of everything from “goddammit” to “s--t” to "f--k." |
| Consumerism | Lots of brand name-dropping, including Marc Jacobs and various restaurants. Many top private schools are also mentioned, including Dalton, Hotchkiss, Andover, Chapin, and Collegiate. |
| Drugs | Teens drink a lot, everything from beer to hard liquor. A character deals weed and is often shown selling it; his customers are often shown smoking it. Another drug, the titular Twelve, makes its rounds. Lots of references to weed. Discussions about prescription drugs. |
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