Payback
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
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Better for ages 16+: heavy violence, heavy language
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Is "Payback" appropriate for children?
ValorScore's Content Advisory for "Payback" is "Heavy" (57/100), measuring sex, violence, language, and drug use. One example of the evidence behind this reading: “Val o trai e Porter é baleado e dado como morto.” (O protagonista é traído pela esposa e pelo parceiro, sendo baleado pelas costas e deixado para morrer após um assalto.). See the full per-axis breakdown below to decide if it fits your family.
See the per-axis breakdownDoes "Payback" have woke/ideological content?
In ValorScore's editorial reading, "Payback" has ideological presence rated "Clean". This is editorial opinion, not a verdict — see the axes and their evidence in the breakdown below. The overall ValorScore (cleanliness + value + audience rating) is 85/100. See every axis and its evidence in the breakdown below.
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