The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge's troupe members becoming increasingly distracted by personal problems and a threat coming from a wealthy businessman's quest to buy the spot from Tess, the good fortune seems to have abandoned the club altogether. Meanwhile, the life of Ali, a small-town girl from Iowa, is about to change dramatically. Hired by Tess as a waitress at the Lounge, Ali escapes a hollow past and quickly falls in love with the art of burlesque. Backed by newfound friends amongst the theater's crew, she manages to fulfill her dreams of being on stage herself. Things take a dramatic turn though when Ali's big voice makes her become the main attraction of the revue
No upper or lower female nudity. Some lower buttocks shown in brief-style underwear and some cleavage.
One instance of male nudity: full rear nudity with buttocks clearly visible and one instance of frontal nudity with genitals obscured.
Several scenes of upper male nudity.
One sex scene. Some upper male nudity during the sex scene. No female nudity.
A woman tells her boss that she slept with her husband the night of their honeymoon.
One of Ali's routines involves her losing her outfit and being fully naked, but nothing visible is shown.
violence
A woman smashes the window of a young woman's car.
profanity
Goddamn is said twice.
A woman tells her ex-husband he is full of shit.
A woman calls another woman a slut with mutant lungs.
Bitch is used twice, but it's cut short in one scene.
Tess uses the "F" word.
alcohol
One character smokes throughout, and another briefly smokes.
Many characters consume various alcoholic drinks throughout, and at least one character is an alcoholic.
Drinking occurs at various locations, ranging from the Burlesque to a wedding.
frightening
A woman comes home from work to find that her apartment has been broken into and is ransacked. She is upset and tells her friend at his apartment she is afraid to be alone. This scene might upset some viewers.
Overall, this film is most suitable for people 13+.
