Malcolm X (1992) [reclassified 2019]

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Synopsis

Biography. Based on the book 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' by Alex Haley and Malcolm X. The life and work of the human rights activist Malcolm X (Denzel Washington).

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in an aggressive context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and ethno-cultural slurs
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand, weapons, and gun violence – blood, some detail; infrequent depictions of hand-to-hand, weapons, and gun violence in a police brutality context - no blood or detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexually suggestive scenes - no nudity or detail
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context; infrequent portrayals of illegal substance use in an addiction context

Thematic elements

• The American civil rights movement
• Black history
• Perspectives on oppression

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language, violence, and substance use

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