Kings

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Synopsis

Drama. A foster mother (Halle Berry) in South Central Los Angeles struggles to keep her family (Lamar Johnson, Kaalan Walker, Issac Ryan Brown, Callan Farris, Serenity Reign Brown, Reece Cody, Ce'Onna Meilani Johnson, Aiden Akpan, Gary Yavuz Perreau) safe as tensions rise with end of the Rodney King trial, its verdict, and the ensuing riots.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in sexual and aggressive contexts; frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent use of sexual language and references - little detail
• Frequent portrayals of hand-to-hand, gun, and weapons violence, most in a riot context - some blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - breast nudity, some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Police brutality
• Family bonds
• The Rodney King trial and riots

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language, violence, and sexual content

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