Shining, The (1980) [reclassified 2017]

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Synopsis

Horror. Based on the novel by Stephen King. After accepting a caretaking job, a writer (Jack Nicholson) and his family (Shelly Duvall, Danny Lloyd) move into a hotel where they begin to experience strange phenomena.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and ethno-cultural slurs
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence, some in a domestic abuse context - blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals nightmarish imagery and frightening scenes - breast and buttock nudity, blood, and some detail
• Infrequent breast and female frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
• Frequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use

Thematic elements

• Isolation
• Family dynamics
• Legacies of the past

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for nudity, violence, and frightening scenes in a horror context

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