Favourite, The (2018)

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Synopsis

History/Drama. In early 1700s Britain, two cousins (Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone) compete for the attention of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman).

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive, some in a sexual context; infrequent use of vulgar expressions in an aggressive context; infrequent use of scatological slang
• Infrequent portrayals of gun violence involving animals - some blood, little detail; infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence - little detail; infrequent portrayals of illness and injuries - some blood, little detail
• Frequent portrayals of sexual activity - buttock nudity and some detail
• Infrequent breast and buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions - some detail

Thematic elements

• Power and manipulation
• The desire to be loved
• The struggle for dominance

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for sexual content and coarse language

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