• Director(s)

    Francis dela Torre

  • Production Year

    2020

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Action

  • Cast

    Christian Kane, Samantha Richelle, Art Acuña

TV Show

Almost Paradise

ALMOST PARADISE is a US action crime drama series; in this episode, a DEA agent retires to a resort in the Philippines for the sake of his health but soon falls back into crime-fighting habits. …

ALMOST PARADISE is a US action crime drama series; in this episode, a DEA agent retires to a resort in the Philippines for the sake of his health but soon falls back into crime-fighting habits.

  • Director(s)

    Francis dela Torre

  • Production Year

    2020

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Action

  • Cast

    Christian Kane, Samantha Richelle, Art Acuña

Classified Date:
12/07/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
moderate violence, injury detail, drug references, language, discrimination
Classified Date:
26/04/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are moderate fight scenes featuring crunchy blows. A man is stabbed below frame, without visible blood. One man attempts to garrotte another, but the victim fights him off with a series of punches.
language
Bad language includes ‘bitch’, ’frigging’, ‘ass’, 'piss', ‘crap’, ‘screw up’, ‘hell’, ‘damn’ and ‘God’.
discrimination
There is a use of the discriminatory term ‘nancy boy’. In other scenes an unlikeable man mocks another person’s anxiety disorder. The episode as a whole does not endorse discrimination.
drugs
Throughout the episode there are moderate visual and verbal references to drugs and drug dealing, such as references to a criminal gang involved in the distribution of synthetic heroin that ‘makes crack look like aspirin’, in addition to sight of crime scene photos of needles and bags of powder. Drug misuse is not condoned.
injury detail
On the wall in the background of a police briefing, there is brief blurry sight of a series of crime scene photos of shooting victims, one of whom has a small amount of blood on his shirt, followed by undetailed photos of people who have died from drug overdoses. Another scene features a shot of a frozen dead body in a freezer.
additional issues
There are brief mild scenes of knife and gun threat. There are mild comic sex references, when a man expresses concerns to his doctor about ‘sexual side effects’ and ‘penis failure’ associated with his heart medication.
moderate violence, injury detail, sexual violence references, threat
Classified Date:
26/04/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
We see one man beginning to cut another’s throat, creating a trickle of blood. Further moderate violence includes shootings, punches, headbutts and heavy blows with sticks, occasionally resulting in brief bloody aftermath detail. There is also brief sight of a TV screen playing a historical battle scene in which soldiers are stabbed with swords or shot with arrows.
threat and horror
Scenes of threat include one in which a medical condition causes a man to pass out during a tense undercover mission. There are also brief scenes of knife and gun threat.
injury detail
There are brief crime scene images of a dead body with a bloodless wound across his throat and faded blood stains on his shirt. There are also moderate bloody images in the aftermath of a shoot-out.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man investigating a smuggling ring is shocked and angered when he sees that the intended ‘shipment’ is a group of frightened teenage girls. There are brief and undetailed verbal references to ‘sex trafficking’.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘son of a bitch’, ‘balls’, ‘ballbuster’, ‘crap’, ‘pissed off’, ‘ass’, ‘hell’ and ‘damn’. There are infrequent mild sex references. Other issues include passing references to drug smuggling, and mild scenes of bereavement.
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
26/04/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of moderate action violence in which characters fight gangsters armed with knives, tasers and guns but manage to disarm them. One villain is thrown onto a hot BBQ and later tasered but does not sustain any obvious injuries.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate gun threat.
additional issues
There is use of mild bad language (‘pissed’) and milder terms (‘hell’, 'damn’).
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
26/04/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There is a scene of moderate violence in which a diver is chased by characters who shoot her with a harpoon. There is bloodless aftermath detail of her sinking underwater with the harpoon sticking out of her chest.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate threat in which divers are chased underwater by men with harpoon guns. There are also moments of gun threat and a scene in which the timer on a bomb is activated, threatening the inhabitants of a small island.
additional issues
There is use of mild bad language ('fricking') and milder terms (‘hell’, ‘damn’, ‘God’).
moderate violence, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
26/04/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of moderate violence include shoot outs, punching, kicking, and people being knocked out.
threat and horror
In a scene of moderate threat, a man and woman nearly drown in a storm. There are also scenes of gun threat when characters are held hostage.
injury detail
After a man is shot, a woman tends to his bloody wound, but there's no strong detail. There is also a brief gory image when a bullet hole appears on a man's hand.
additional issues
The episode features mild bad language ('son of a bitch' and 'crap') as well as uses of 'screw', 'God', 'hell' and 'damn'. When a man hugs a woman, she slaps him and accuses him of harassment; however the scene is within a comic context.
strong violence
Classified Date:
26/04/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There is strong violence within a crime scene reconstruction, in which a man is shot in the head with sight of blood spurting detail. A man briefly imagines a scenario in which a man hits his wife.
additional issues
Crime scenes include the sight of a dead body with a bloody head, and blood spatter against a wall. Bad language is mild ('piss').
moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
26/04/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of moderate violence, including bloody shootings and slashings with knives. There are also scenes of gun threat.
injury detail
There is bloody detail during shootings and in the immediate aftermath. Bodies are covered in blood after violent scenes but are subsequently revealed to be a ruse.
additional issues
Bad language is mild ('crap', 'ass', 'son of a bitch' and 'fricking'), accompanied by other milder terms ('freaking', 'hell', 'Jeez' and 'damn').
moderate threat, violence, drug references
Classified Date:
26/04/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of moderate violence include punching, kicking, people being knocked out and shoot outs.
threat and horror
A man is kidnapped and threatened by a man with a gun.
drugs
An addict buys pills from a drug dealer; however illegal drugs are not glamorised.
additional issues
The episode features mild bad language ('crap', 'ass' and 'bull') and very mild terms ('screw', 'damn' and 'hell').
moderate violence
Classified Date:
26/04/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are moderate fight scenes featuring crunchy blows. One man attempts to stab another during a fight but is tasered unconscious by a third person. We see another person injecting someone with a needle containing cyanide. The episode contains no visible blood or injury detail.
additional issues
There are scenes of mild gun threat. Bad language includes ‘crap’, ‘hell’, ‘damn’ and ‘screw up’. There are also brief undetailed references to a triad's involvement in drugs, prostitution and human trafficking.
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
26/04/2022
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
One man cuts another’s throat, with moderate bloody detail; however, it is immediately revealed that the killing was faked and the victim is unharmed. Two people are stabbed with throwing knives during an action scene, without visible blood. Further moderate violence includes gunfire, explosions and crunchy fist fights.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate threat, including knife and gun threat and scenes of kidnapping.
additional issues
Bad language includes ‘douchebag’, ‘damn’, ‘hell’, ‘screw up’ and ‘God’. There is a passing reference to drug-related crime, and in another scene a man notes that a hospital patient is being given ‘the good stuff’ and will be having ‘psychedelic dreams’. Other issues include infrequent mild sex references.
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moderate violence, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
13/07/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is stabbed, without strong visual detail. Further moderate violence includes crunchy fist fights, undetailed gunfire and explosions.
threat and horror
There are moderate scenes of threat, including knife and gun threat.
injury detail
There are brief images of a dead body catching fire, without visible injury detail, as killers burn their victim to destroy the evidence. There are also infrequent moderate images of crime scene photos depicting corpses.
additional issues
A man inadvertently sends a series of suggestive emojis, including the ‘eggplant’ emoji, to a woman on a dating app, leading her to block him; the emojis’ more risqué meaning is not clarified, however. Brief and undetailed verbal references to drug smuggling, dealing and deaths by drug overdose occur in the context of criminal investigation. Other issues include very mild bad language (e.g. 'hell' and 'damn') and infrequent scenes involving bereavement and emotional upset.
moderate violence, injury detail
Classified Date:
14/07/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man tied to a chair is repeatedly punched in the face by another. A character is strangled to death. There are crunchy fight scenes involving kicks, elbows, shoves and throws.
injury detail
A shuttlecock is embedded into a man's leg, with sight of bloody injury detail. Characters are left with bloody injuries in the aftermath of violence.
additional issues
There are references to drugs and drug dealing, with sight of cocaine. Characters are chased, tied up and threatened with death and there are scenes of gun threat. A man makes a racist reference to the partnership between a Filipino man and an American one. There is mild bad language ('ass', 'crap'), an implied use of 'son of a bitch' and milder terms which include 'damn' and 'hell'.
moderate violence, threat, injury detail
Classified Date:
14/07/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are scenes of men being kicked and beaten as they lie on the ground by gangs wielding clubs and other weapons; most blows are hidden from sight. There are crunchy punches, kicks, elbows and knees in scenes of hand to hand fighting.
threat and horror
A gang of men chase another and drag him, threatening his life. There is knife and gun threat and a man goes to attack another with a broken bottle before being interrupted. An angry mob breaks into a building with the intention of attacking a man.
injury detail
A dead body is seen with a bloodied face and hands in close up detail. Characters are left with cuts and bruises in the aftermath of beatings.
additional issues
Mild bad language includes 'bastard' and 'son of a bitch'. There are mild verbal sex references and comic innuendo.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
12/07/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
There are sequences of moderate violence, including a man attacking another, suffocating him with a pillow, people fighting hand to hand, trading crunchy blows, and a man being shot in the shoulder, with a small resultant spurt of blood.
additional issues
Scenes of mild threat occur, but there is a focus on the heroes overcoming adversity and danger. There is use of mild bad language ('ass') as well as milder terms including 'damn' and 'hell'. There is mild rude humour.
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
17/07/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is held under water by the throat and drowned. There are punches, kicks and pistol whippings, as well as shoot outs with guns.
threat and horror
A man waterboards another, but we do not see details of the torture. Knives are put to characters' throats and there are scenes of gun threat. Captured characters are tied, gagged and threatened with death; some have sackcloth bags pulled over their heads. An action sequence involves a man clinging to a speeding car.
additional issues
There is very mild bad language ('hell').
moderate supernatural threat, violence
Classified Date:
14/07/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of moderate violence include a sequence of hand to hand combat which includes punching and elbowing. There's also some gun threat.
threat and horror
A man dreams about a dead man opening his mouth unnaturally wide. He also dreams about running away from a man and hiding in a coffin next to another dead man. The man pursuing him briefly shovels dirt on to his face before he wakes up in his own bed.
additional issues
There are undetailed references to fentanyl dealing.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
13/07/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
Scenes of moderate violence include punching and tasering when casino security guards attack a man they believe to be a card cheat. There are also scenes of gun threat.
additional issues
The episode features mild bad language ('son of a bitch') and a use of 'screw ups'. References are made to a man and woman sleeping together, but they are undetailed.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
13/07/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail
A woman is found leaning over a bloodied dead body, holding a knife which drips with blood. 
additional issues
There is a brief scene of sexual threat when a woman is invited to a cult leader's bedroom; however she quickly fights him and escapes. Verbal references are made to him grooming young women and taking advantage of them. Moderate violence includes punching, axe throwing and gun threat.
moderate violence, threat
Classified Date:
13/07/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is attacked by a hit man who places a bag over his head and injects him in order to knock him out. There are also scenes which include punching, elbowing, head butting and some gun threat.
threat and horror
In scenes of moderate threat a man and woman are tied up by villains who intend to torture them.
strong bloody images
Classified Date:
14/07/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
injury detail
There is some focus on a pool of blood when prison inmates are told to clean up after a murder. Later a man has blood on his clothes and hand after being slashed with a knife.  
additional issues
A man in prison punches and repeatedly kicks another inmate. There is also a fight scene in which one man slashes another man with a blade. 
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  • Classified date

    26/04/2022

  • Distributor

    Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.

  • Language

    English