Foreigner, The

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Synopsis

on/Thriller. Based on the novel 'The Chinaman' by Stephen Leather. After the IRA claims responsibility for a London bombing, the father (Jackie Chan) of one of the victims seeks to find the names of those responsible.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; frequent use of profanity; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, and vulgar expressions
• Frequent portrayals of hand-to-hand, weapons, and gun violence, some in a torture context - blood and some detail
• Frequent portrayals of alcohol use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Trust and betrayal
• Revenge and retribution
• Appearance versus reality

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for violence and coarse language

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