Everything Must Go

2010 R 1h 37m Blu-ray / DVD

Everything Must Go

2010 R 1h 37m Blu-ray / DVD
  • Overview
  • Details
After his alcoholism costs him his marriage and his job as a sales executive, sad sack Nick Halsey tries to make a fresh start -- and hopes to let go of his baggage -- by selling all of his belongings in a yard sale.
Cast
Will Ferrell, Christopher Jordan Wallace, Rebecca Hall, Michael Peña, Laura Dern, Glenn Howerton, Stephen Root
Director
Dan Rush
Format
Blu-ray DVD
Screen
Widescreen 2:40:1
Subtitles
English, Spanish (Neutral)
CC
Yes
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Screen
Widescreen 2:40:1
Subtitles
English SDH, English, Spanish (Neutral)
CC
No
Audio
English: DTS 5.1 HD
Rating
R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them. R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
age 17+
Common Sense rating OK for kids 17+
age 17+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that this moving drama, based on a short story by Raymond Carver, is far from the usual broad comedies that star Will Ferrell is known for. Though inflected with humor, it's a serious and sobering (no pun intended) movie about a man slipping over the brink of life -- giving in to his alcoholism and losing his marriage and all his belongings. There's some swearing (including "s--t" and "f--k"), a few brief sexually charged scenes (with partial nudity and kink), and loads and loads of drinking (the lead character is an alcoholic, after all).

Sexual Content

A couple is shown in S&M wear, presumably having sex. A middle-schooler finds a trove of Playboy magazines. Conversations about infidelity.

Violence

A man slashes a tire and keys a car; later, he has a confrontation with someone in a parking lot. Some shoving and yelling. The man also urinates into a fish pond out of spite and throws an object at a window.

Language

Words include "s--t," "f--k," "piss," "ass," "a--hole," "bulls--t," "crap," "damn," and more.

Social Behavior

Amid the serious content, the movie's main message is a simple but important one: Addiction destroys. It's paired with the notion that redemption is available if you want it.

Consumerism

Pabst Blue Ribbon is prominently displayed; other labels seen include Budweiser, Schwinn, and Taurus.

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

The main character is an alcoholic who is seen guzzling from beer cans, sometimes with desperation. There's nothing glamorous about it at all.

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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