Shape Of Water, The

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Synopsis

Fantasy/Romance. In a 1960s research facility, a mute janitor (Sally Hawkins) forms a relationship with an aquatic creature (Doug Jones).

Content elements

• Frequent, often aggressive use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, vulgar expression, and ethno-cultural slurs
• Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence, some in a torture context – blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity – breast and buttock nudity, detail
• Infrequent female frontal and buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Frequent portrayals of tobacco use in recreational and historical contexts

Thematic elements

• The possibility of true love
• Companionship and connection
• Acceptance and belonging
• Standing up to cruelty and oppression

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for detailed violence and sexual content, as well as some coarse language all in a dramatic context

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