American Werewolf In London, An (1981) [reclassified 2018]

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Synopsis

Horror/Comedy. After the brutal death of his friend (Joe Belcher) in the English countryside, an American college student (David Naughton) fears that he may turn into a werewolf.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive, once in a sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
• Frequent portrayals of hand-to-hand, weapons, and gun violence in a horror context - blood and gory detail
• Infrequent portrayals of transformations and frightening monsters - detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - breast and buttock nudity, some detail
• Infrequent buttock and male frontal nudity in a non-sexual context

Thematic elements

• Coping with trauma
• Superstition
• Fear of the unknown

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for gory genre violence, nudity, and sexual activity

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