Beirut

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Synopsis

Thriller. Years after a tragic event claimed the life of his wife, a man (Jon Hamm) returns to Beirut to negotiate the release of a former friend (Mark Pellegrino).

Content elements

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

Thematic elements

• Confronting the past
• Loss and grief
• Negotiation tactics

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for frequent coarse language and violence

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