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BOAT Crossword Clue

Synonyms for boat.

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• Boat on a boat (87.42%)
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The highest scoring Scrabble word containing Yacht is Yachtsmen, which is worth at least 19 points without any bonuses. The next best word with Yacht is yachting, which is worth 17 points. Other high score words with Yacht are yachts (14), yachtman (18), yachtmen (18), yachtings (18), yachted (16), yachter (15), and yachtsman (19).

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BOAT Crossword Clue & Answer

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• a small vessel for travel on water; ride in a boat on water

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Above are the words made by unscrambling Y A C H T (ACHTY) . Our unscramble word finder was able to unscramble these letters using various methods to generate 22 words ! Having a unscramble tool like ours under your belt will help you in ALL word scramble games!

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Definition of yacht when unscrambled.

If we unscramble these letters, YACHT, it and makes several words. Here is one of the definitions for a word that uses all the unscrambled letters:

• A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, etc.
• To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.
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YAHCT AHYCT CYHAT CHYAT YCHAT YCAHT ACYHT CAYHT HYACT HCYAT YHACT YHCAT HAYCT HYCAT CYAHT HCAYT AYHCT AYCHT

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The unspoken rules about how to behave on a superyacht

• The superyachting world is very small, with only 5,800 yachts longer than 30 meters at sea.
• That insularity has bred a specific etiquette, which is often hard for outsiders to know about.
• These are the de facto rules of the most expensive billionaire toys, superyachts .

For the owners of superyachts , privacy is often the most valuable thing money can buy. It's one reason centimillionaires and billionaires pay eight or nine figures for a palace at sea, far from the prying eyes of land dwellers.

Even the most gossipy crew members should stay tight-lipped about the name of a former owner or charter guest, and many brokers shy away from answering benign questions.

That means that, aside from basic safety guidelines, most of the rules of superyachting are unwritten. The very few who need to know them — there are only about 5,800 yachts longer than 30 meters at sea, according to SuperYacht Times — already know them.

But if you do happen to be a lucky guest at a party on a billionaire's $500 million ship or find yourself included in a $1 million-a-week vacation, there are a few things you need to know.

After four days of touring superyachts that sell for as much as $75 million and chatting with the people who buy, sell, and work on them at the Palm Beach International Boat Show , Business Insider gleaned a few key edicts. Given the discreet nature of the industry, almost all the people we spoke with requested anonymity to protect their working relationships, but here's what they had to say.

Take off your shoes

While it's a basic rule for anyone in boating, it may come as a surprise to an outsider that no matter how rich you are or how expensive your heels are, in the vast majority of cases, you can't wear shoes on board.

It's partly for safety — you don't want anyone slipping on a wet deck — but partly to keep the yacht clean. So expect to see barefoot billionaires, and if you forgot to get a pedicure, bring a set of special boat shoes.

Don't make any assumptions about money — but know the signs

In the superyacht world, it's safe to assume almost everyone you meet is very, very rich, and many brokers and builders say you can't judge a book by its cover when it comes to prospective clients.

"It has nothing to do with how they're dressed," one broker told BI. "It's the biggest mistake you can make because a complete slobby-looking guy or couple could be a multibillionaire."

There are, however, a few clues. Watches are one; new footwear is another.

"Rich people always have new shoes," a superyacht expert said. But because of the shoe rule mentioned above, this tip probably applies only when they're on land.

Book your massage early

Wellness areas, including spa rooms with a massage bed or two and a professional-grade facial machine, are becoming must-haves on superyachts . Most have a customized spa menu and a crew member who doubles as a trained masseuse or beautician — and they're usually in high demand.

One captain said he'd implemented a booking system to ensure people weren't fighting for the same spots. A broker said sometimes masseuses would be so busy they wouldn't leave the small spa cabin for hours on end.

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So if you want to make the most of your relaxing time on board, reserve your pampering slot as soon as you get your welcome cocktail.

Pirates are more real than you'd think, and many superyachts have hidden safe rooms

While you might dress up as a fake pirate for an onboard theme party, there are very real ones — and other dangers — on the high seas.

In certain areas, including parts of the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, pirates are a cause of concern . In the Red Sea, owners are concerned about the Houthis .

Superyachts can come equipped with sonic weaponry, lockdown systems, and anti-drone protection. Builders are even designing safe rooms — which are apparently just as plush as the rest of the ship.

The longer the boat, the closer to $1 billion

While you can't judge a buyer based on appearances, you can judge them on the length of their boat.

One rule of thumb: If someone has a brand-new 50-meter vessel, chances are they have $1 billion to their name. If it's over 100 meters, expect the owner to have at least $2 billion. And for a boat bigger than that — like Jeff Bezos' 127-meter megayacht Koru — it takes many, many billions.

Money can't buy you everything

The world's biggest, most expensive yachts are custom-built by shipyards that produce only a handful of boats a year.

But no matter how many tens of millions of dollars clients are spending, there are things to which builders will refuse to say yes.

"In the end, the boat has our name," an executive from one of the world's biggest shipyards told BI.

They recalled a client who requested a yellow hull to match his Lamborghini . The shipyard declined, steering the client in another direction.

"If I don't like it, I don't build it. I finalize two or three contracts a year," another builder said. "If somebody can say your vessel is ugly, my reputation is bad."

Yacht crews are trained to make the impossible possible. A guest requests fresh caviar flown into the middle of the Caribbean? No problem. Fresh flowers every day while at sea? It'll cost you, but it can be done.

But they can't time travel, and captains and crew members say the thing that causes the most friction is when a client or owner wants to go from point A to point B — right now.

"The hardest request is when they want the boat in a place — yesterday," one captain said.

The best person to know? A friend with a superyacht

Superyachts are expensive to build and expensive to maintain . According to the industry standard, owning a superyacht will cost 10% of its new-build price annually. For a $100 million yacht, that's at least $10 million yearly going to crew, regular maintenance, insurance, fuel, and dockage.

Chartering, too, is costly . Beyond the list price, which can be hundreds of thousands a week, guests must pay for provisions, which are pegged at 35% of the charter fee, and are expected to tip between 10% and 20%.

So the most important unspoken rule of superyachting is actually that the only thing better than owning a superyacht is knowing someone else who does — and invites you along, of course.

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Billionaire Media Exec Scorches Trump's Truth Social With Blunt 4-Letter Word

Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller blasted Trump Media , the parent company of the former president’s Truth Social platform, as a “scam” on CNBC after the company went public last week.

“Why are you even talking about this? It’s a scam, just like everything he’s ever been involved in is some sort of con,” said Diller on Thursday’s edition of “Squawk Box.”

Shares in Trump Media & Technology Group, whose majority shareholder is Donald Trump , increased to over $79 after the company began trading last week.

The company, which reported generating $4.1 million in revenue and losing nearly $58.2 million last year, has since dropped to $46 a share as of Thursday night.

Diller referred to GameStop’s “meme stock” saga in 2021 after host Andrew Ross Sorkin noted that Trump Media is on the move in a “remarkable, maybe crazy way.”

“I mean, it’s ridiculous. The company has no revenue,” Diller said.

“But do you think it could ever be a bigger business? Do you think if he wins the presidency it becomes bigger?” Sorkin asked.

“No. Why? Why would it be bigger? Look, he’s only interesting now because he’s out there entertaining the folks. I hope if he does get elected, he just plays golf for four years,” Diller replied.

“So do you think that all of the investors in this are getting scammed? Do you think they think this is a transference of wealth from one side to the other and that’s the goal? What do you think is happening?” Sorkin asked.

“I think they’re dopes,” Diller said.

The former president’s net worth took a $1 billion hit after the company disclosed its financial situation on Monday, CNN noted .

Trump took to Truth Social on Thursday to call the platform “AMAZING,” claiming that it has over $200 million in cash and no debt.

“Very good for a startup, and growing fast,” the former president wrote .

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Rowers in England’s university Boat Race given health warning over E.coli levels in the Thames

FILE - The Oxford crew, right, throw their cox Colin Groshong into the Thames at the 155th Boat Race, in London, Sunday March 29, 2009. Jumping into London’s River Thames has been the customary celebration for members of the winning crew in the annual Boat Race between storied English universities Oxford and Cambridge. Now researchers say it comes with a health warning. (AP Photo/Tom Hevezi, File)

The Cambridge men’s team pass under Hammersmith Bridge during a training session on the River Thames in London, Tuesday March 26, 2024. Jumping into London’s River Thames has been the customary celebration for members of the winning crew in the annual Boat Race between storied English universities Oxford and Cambridge. Now researchers say it comes with a health warning.(John Walton/PA via AP)

The Cambridge Men’s team during a training session on the River Thames in Putney, London, Wednesday March 27, 2024. Jumping into London’s River Thames has been the customary celebration for members of the winning crew in the annual Boat Race between storied English universities Oxford and Cambridge. Now researchers say it comes with a health warning. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)

FILE - Members of the Oxford University rowing boat crew throw their cox Laurence Harvet into the River Thames as they celebrate their win against Cambridge University at the end of their 160th annual Boat Race on the River Thames, London, Sunday, April 6, 2014. Jumping into London’s River Thames has been the customary celebration for members of the winning crew in the annual Boat Race between storied English universities Oxford and Cambridge. Now researchers say it comes with a health warning. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

FILE - Members of the Oxford University rowing team throw their cox Nicholas Brodie, centre, into the river after beating Cambridge University, at the 154th annual Boat Race on the River Thames, London, Saturday, March 29, 2008. Jumping into London’s River Thames has been the customary celebration for members of the winning crew in the annual Boat Race between storied English universities Oxford and Cambridge. Now researchers say it comes with a health warning. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

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Jumping into London’s River Thames has been the customary celebration for members of the winning crew in the Boat Race, the nearly 200-year-old rowing contest between storied English universities Oxford and Cambridge.

Now it comes with a health warning.

Testing by the River Action campaign group found high levels of E.coli along a stretch of the Thames in southwest London that will be used for the historic race taking place on Saturday.

E.coli bacteria normally live in the intestines of healthy people and animals. Most strains are harmless, cause relatively brief diarrhea and most people recover without much incident, according to the Mayo clinic . But small doses of some strains — including just a mouthful of contaminated water — can cause a range of conditions, including urinary tract infection, cystitis, intestinal infection and vomiting, with the worst cases leading to life-threatening blood poisoning.

The teams from both competing universities have been given a briefing pack with guidance, issued by River Action among others, on the importance of covering cuts, grazes and blisters with waterproof dressings, taking care not to swallow river water that splashes close to the mouth, wearing suitable footwear when launching or recovering a boat, and cleaning all equipment thoroughly.

In a statement to the Guardian newspaper, organizers have said they support the research carried out by River Action and added that precautionary measures for this year’s race include “highlighting the risks of entering the water” and the use of a “cleansing station at the finish area.”

The race between the universities first took place in 1829 and is one of the oldest sporting events in the world, typically attracting 270,000 spectators along the 4.2-mile (6.8-kilometer) stretch of the Thames.

River Action said it conducted 16 tests around the Hammersmith Bridge on the Thames from Feb. 28-March 26, using a World Health Organization-verified E.coli analyzer.

Test results indicated an average of 2,863 E.coli colony forming units (CFU) per 100ml of water, the group said. The highest recorded spike reached 9,801 CFU, it added.

River Action said that, according to the Environment Agency, it is unsafe to swim in an inland water registering 1,000 CFU or higher.

The group didn’t say which of the many strains of E.coli it found.

“As a rower, the water I row on is my field of play, and the results of the E.coli testing show that rowers are putting their health at risk to do the sport they love,” said Imogen Grant, a world champion rower who won the Boat Race with Cambridge three times. “More needs to be done to improve our water quality across the country, and testing like this gives us a picture of just how far we have to go.”

River Action said the testing locations suggested the source of pollution was from utility company Thames Water discharging sewage directly into the river and its tributaries. Thames Water said improving the health of rivers was one of its key focuses and that it was working hard to reduce unnecessary discharges.

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When people in Littlehampton--including conservative local Edith--begin to receive letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting that ... Read all When people in Littlehampton--including conservative local Edith--begin to receive letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting that something is amiss, the town's women investigate. When people in Littlehampton--including conservative local Edith--begin to receive letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting that something is amiss, the town's women investigate.

• Thea Sharrock
• Jonny Sweet
• Olivia Colman
• Jessie Buckley
• Timothy Spall
• 68 User reviews
• 84 Critic reviews
• 56 Metascore

• Rose Gooding

• Edward Swan

• Mr. Treading

• Nancy Gooding

• Constable Papperwick

• Victoria Swan

• Police Officer Gladys Moss

• Father Ambrose

• Chief Constable Spedding

• Jury Foreman
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• Trivia Although the actual events occurred in Littlehampton, the filming did not take place there. Instead nearby Arundel and Worthing were used. Arundel was used for town and street events. All the seaside filming was carried out in Worthing.
• Goofs There are references to Rose's daughter been taken off her by the CPS; a modern organisation that begun in the 1980s.

[to her daughter, looking at the words Die Slut on her door]

Rose Gooding : It's German.

• Connections Referenced in Amanda the Jedi Show: I ALMOST Walked Out | The Best and Worst of TIFF 2023 (2023)

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• Mar 17, 2024
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• April 5, 2024 (United States)
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• Arundel, West Sussex, England, UK
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• Mar 31, 2024
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Over 400 lawmakers, activists, actors and more sign letter calling on Biden to support bills on racial equity

"The state of our Union depends upon" these bills, the letter reads.

More than 400 lawmakers, activists, civil rights leaders, musicians and actors have written a joint letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to support a list of Congressional bills on racial equity and reparative justice through executive actions and orders.

The letter, shared exclusively with ABC News , is the third such letter activists and lawmakers have sent to the White House this year. Signatories include NAACP President Derrick Johnson, attorney Ben Crump, National Action Network President Al Sharpton, stylist Law Roach, music executive Willie "Prophet" Stiggers, actress Erika Alexander and talk show host Tavis Smiley as well as Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif.; Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas; Cori Bush, D-Mo., and Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y.

This latest effort Thursday comes after several months of unsuccessful attempts to secure a meeting with the White House. In the open letter, leaders desperately urged Biden that "the state of our Union depends upon" these bills.

Marcus Anthony Hunter, a UCLA professor of sociology and African American studies, who coined the phrase "Black Lives Matter," is leading the effort. He told ABC News the letter is an accountability measure after months of work behind closed doors in Washington, D.C., and across the country.

"President Biden is actively delivering for Black Americans by executing his Day One commitment to advance racial equity and support for underserved communities," White House spokesperson Rodericka Applewhaite told ABC News in a statement. "Since taking office, the president's agenda has secured record-low Black unemployment, a 60% increase in Black net worth since the pandemic, achieved the fastest creation rate of Black-owned small businesses in over 25 years, and expanded access to homeownership and protections against housing discrimination."

In the letter, leaders wrote: "As we face another election year, this conversation regarding urgent executive action on reparations is not just about policy -- it is about the people of the United States of America, the fate of our democracy, national unity and national security."

"We call upon you to meet with the Congressional members and advocates, as soon as possible, to tackle and attend to the unfinished work of advancing comprehensive equity through executive orders and actions," they added.

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On President's Day this year, Feb. 19, lawmakers, activists and civil rights leaders sent two separate letters to the White House expressing a unified effort urging the Biden administration to work on racial equity.

Some lawmakers have worked diligently in the House and the Senate to bring attention to a list of wide-ranging bills focused on racial equity and reparative justice.

"Each of the pieces of legislation laid out would be a step towards repairing the harms of America's original sin and centuries of discrimination, redlining and institutionalized oppression. We must be honest with ourselves and tell the truth about our history and how it impacts our communities today, so that together we can build a better future," Bowman told ABC News.

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"I would say behind the scenes, there have been some people who are open to the conversation about it, which is why I think about how the president can be a conversation starter so that we can actually see where people are," Hunter told ABC news.

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Over the past four years, lawmakers and advocates have been able to have conversations with Republican staffers in both chambers of Congress, Hunter said, adding that many Congressional Republicans have been inquisitive and have sought additional information on the bills.

Meanwhile, in Congress, some lawmakers have been working on the bills behind the scenes to bring attention to reparative justice.

In 2023, Bush made history by introducing a first-of-its-kind 23-page resolution that explores the extensive history of the enslavement of Africans, post-Jim Crow discrimination and other racially charged subjects.

Lee reintroduced a bill that called for the creation of the United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation. Her bill seeks to examine the effects of slavery, institutional racism and discrimination against people of color, as well as how history impacts laws and policies.

Bush and Lee's bills aim to be companions to Jackson Lee’s H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act. That bill was named for a promise made shortly after the end of the Civil War wherein Union leaders promised formerly enslaved families "40 acres and a mule" -- a promise that was never fulfilled. H.R. 40 had been introduced in every legislative session since 1989. The bill languished in Congress for more than three decades until H.R. 40 passed out of the House Judiciary Committee in 2021. It has since failed to come to a vote in either the House or Senate.

"Clearly, we are at a tipping point that requires the reckoning of H.R. 40 to help restore national balance and unity," Jackson Lee told ABC News. "Tragically, we continue to witness abhorrent attacks in Congress and across the country on diversity, equity and inclusion, rolling back decades of progress to eliminate division and intolerance -- shocking efforts that echo back to the darkest periods of our nation’s history."

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During the 2023 State of the Union, Biden urged Congress to "come together to finish the job on police reform. Do something." However, a year later, and with a new speaker of the House, Congress has not made much progress on police reform, or any reparative justice or racial equity programs.

"Until they do right by George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, nobody else is gonna get anything because that's how they got into office," Hunter said.

He noted that Biden has not been vocal on the issue of reparations, despite the numerous efforts across the U.S. on the issue. The issue of reparations is being taken up in states such as California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina.

The letter's timing on April 4 coincides with the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in an attempt to underscore the historic significance of his death to the struggle for equity and justice, Hunter said.

Lee told ABC News, "We’re going to keep pushing the Biden administration to take urgent action on restorative justice and reparations for our communities. As we enter yet another crucial election year, we risk turning back the clock even further on our progress toward truth and racial healing."

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‘Wicked Little Letters’ sends a mixed message

Olivia colman and jessie buckley bring skill and subtlety to a broad period piece.

If you’re among the many filmgoers who know that a movie starring either Olivia Colman or Jessie Buckley represents time extremely well spent, the prospect of the two of them together in “Wicked Little Letters” should snap you to attention.

They’ve appeared before in the same film without sharing scenes: “The Lost Daughter” (2021) cast the two actresses as the same woman at different ages, an academic who abandons her family and lives to regret it. The new film, written by Jonny Sweet and directed by Thea Sharrock, lets them play off each other as neighbors in a dingy English seaside town in 1920, one prim and pious, the other a bawdy hoyden.

At the very least, watching Colman and Buckley on the same screen is an improvement over the earlier film. It’s the only improvement, but you may not mind.

Based on an actual historical incident, “Wicked Little Letters” is an art-house audience pleaser that slaps a veneer of tea-cosy classiness over cartoonish characters and changing social values. The movie is good fun and also surprisingly obvious — a slapstick comedy of manners that hints, but only hints, at darker human urges.

Colman is Edith Swan, a middle-aged church lady who still lives with her blunderbuss of a father (Timothy Spall) and mild-mannered mother (Gemma Jones) in a working-class neighborhood of Littlehampton. Buckley is Rose Gooding, freshly arrived from Ireland with a young daughter (Alisha Weir), a new boyfriend (Malachi Kirby) and a love for a good pub crawl that makes her a local scandal. Someone has been sending anonymous poison-pen letters to Edith — letters written in language so outrageously, descriptively obscene that it’s practically an art form — and suspicion quickly falls on the foul-mouthed Rose. For her part, Rose sensibly asks why she’d bother to write to Edith when she could just say the same things to her face if she wanted to.

“Wicked Little Letters” early on makes sure the audience knows Rose isn’t the culprit — she’s a tough but loving mother, for one thing, and a free-spirited hoot, for another. But who is? The screenplay spreads the potential guilt around a small group of suspects, including Edith’s friends and fellow whist players, a pleasurably comic trio of ladies bold (Lolly Adefope), bony (Eileen Atkins) and bossy (Joanna Scanlan). Also on the case is Woman Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan), who in addition to following her eminently logical hunches has to endure demeaning treatment from her fellow officer (Hugh Skinner) and chief constable (Paul Chahidi), both of them prats of the first order.

“Wicked Little Letters” manages the paradoxical trick of being both broadly played and finely acted, the first due to a director intent on underlining every action with a heavy Sharpie and the second to a cast that colors in the outlines of their characters with finesse, depth and life. If there’s a villain here, it’s the father, whose tradition-bound misogyny and emotional abuse of his daughter are given real malice by Spall. Race-blind casting in some of the roles has the occasional effect of kicking a viewer out of the movie’s time period, but without it, we’d lose Vasan’s delightful portrayal of the dogged detective, her eyes like signal flares alerting us to every clue.

And the two leads are spectacular. Buckley plays a woman with a big heart, a loud mouth and no filter, but she also invests Rose with a subtle terror behind the feistiness — the knowledge that she could go to jail and lose her child forever. Colman uses every trick in her considerable arsenal to let us see that Edith — sweet, repressed, vain Edith — is a far more complicated character than she appears. As for who wrote the Littlehampton letters, you may or may not guess before the filmmakers spill the beans in the third act. But you may also not be prepared for the glimpses of psychological damage and thwarted rage that accompany the revelation — glimpses that might be chilling if the director of “Wicked Little Letters” had any idea what to do with them.

R. At area theaters. Language — lots of language — and sexual material. 100 minutes.

Ty Burr is the author of the movie recommendation newsletter Ty Burr’s Watch List at tyburrswatchlist.com .

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