Can You Ever Forgive Me?

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Synopsis

Drama. Based on the book by Lee Israel. In the early 90s, a struggling author (Melissa McCarthy) begins forging letters of prominent writers to pay the bills.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive; frequent use of scatological slang; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Frequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use, some in an addiction context; infrequent use of illegal substance use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Art and commerce
• The search for meaning
• Staying relevant
• The families we make

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language

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