Wolf Of Wall Street, The

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Synopsis

Drama/Biography. Based on the book by Jordan Belfort. A Wall Street stock broker (Leonardo DiCaprio) recounts his life of criminality and excess.

Content elements

• Pervasive use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual or aggressive context; frequent use of scatological slang, sexual and ethno-cultural slurs, and vulgar expressions, many in an aggressive context
• Frequent use of crude and descriptive sexual language and references
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand violence, some in a domestic context – little detail
• Frequent, detailed portrayals of sexual activity – breast and buttock nudity
• Frequent breast, buttock, and male and female frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
• Pervasive and detailed portrayals of illegal drug use for recreational purposes

Thematic elements

• Living to excess
• The thrill of conquest.
• The lure of easy wealth

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for pervasive drug use and frequent portrayals of sexual activity

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