Brokedown Palace

Is Brokedown Palace right for your family?

Movie 1999 100 min

Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.

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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. PG-13 (US)

Likely present: Romance & relationshipsHeavy emotional content

The discovery of heroin in a bag and the friends' arrest suggest thriller elements and heavy emotional consequences.

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