The Way Way Back (2013)

The Way Way Back is a dramatic film starring Liam James, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph, Rob Corddry, and Amanda Peet.
The movie premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2013 and released to 19 theaters on July 5, 2013.
The film grossed a half million dollars that weekend and was released to an additional 60 theaters ten days later.
The film made $26 million on a budget of $5 million.

Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, language, some sexual content and brief drug material.

Length: 1 hour 43 minutes.


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The Way Way Back (2013)

Category Severity Time Description Sentence Before
0:05:36-0:05:40 Suicide alluded to once. Betty: "Hooty-hoo!" Trent: "Oh, you're kidding me."
0:08:15-0:08:21 Rape discussed briefly. Betty: "So, how was your winter? 'Cause our year was a challenge."
0:35:10-0:35:12 Vomit discussed briefly. Owen: "Lewis, hook up my man, Duncan, here with one of our finest rentals...?"
0:36:33-0:36:35 Vomit discussed briefly. Owen: "...it's kind of dated. All right, thanks, that was a waste of a bit."
0:38:48-0:38:50 Vomit discussed briefly. Owen: "Don't die wondering. All right. Hot Rod, what's happening?"
0:55:42-0:57:55 Claustrophobia occurs in a water slide. Duncan: "Hold, please. Ok, go ahead. Hold." Neil: "Now!"
1:30:39-1:31:13 Claustrophobia occurs in a water slide. Owen: "This is my good shirt. Don't steal it." Duncan: "One, two, three, go."

Reviewed October 2014; Updated February 2015

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