Purple Rain (1984) [reclassified 2014]

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Synopsis

Drama. In Minneapolis, a talented musician (Prince) begins a relationship with an aspiring singer (Apollonia Kotero), but his ego and personal turmoil stand in the way of both his success in the music business and in love.

Content elements

• Infrequent, sometimes aggressive use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand violence in a domestic context – no blood, little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity and sexually suggestive scenes – no nudity, some detail
• Infrequent breast nudity in a non-sexual context

Thematic elements

• Expression through music
• Arrogance and redemption
• The impact of domestic violence

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language, sexual content, and mature subject matter

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