20 Things You Didn't Know About Interstellar

16. It Contained The First Nolan F-Bomb Since 2002's Insomnia

Interstellar Matthew McConaughey Cooper f-bomb scene
Warner Bros. Pictures

Despite Nolan's movies being more mature than a lot of other blockbusters, whether that's because of violence and threat (The Dark Knight, Dunkirk) or heady sci-fi concepts (Inception, Tenet), his releases always fall in the 12/12a rating categories.

And despite the fact that those family-suitable ratings generally allow for an f-bomb to be dropped, Nolan hasn't always taken advantage of that.

In fact, when Interstellar was released in 2014, it contained the first Nolan f-bomb since 2002's Insomnia, which, at the time of writing, is also the last Nolan movie to receive a 15 certificate from the BBFC.

The Interstellar f-bomb in question occurs when Cooper calls Mann a "f***ing coward", shortly after Mann betrays him.

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