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Courtesy of Universal Pictures Teens and tweens hoping to find out if Odysseus makes it home to Ithaca are going to need to bring a parent or adult guardian to the multiplexes.
“The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan‘s sprawling adaptation of Homer’s epic poem, has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association. It’s unclear why the picture got this designation (we’re guessing some minotaur carnage and body-count heavy battles?). It’s unusual for a summer blockbuster to carry an R-rating lately — studios typically try to have their action-heavy adventures earn PG-13 or PG ratings so they can play to the broadest audience possible.
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