Crow, The (1994) [reclassified 2019]

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Synopsis

Action/Fantasy. Based on the comic by James O'Barr. A year after his death, a musician (Brandon Lee) returns from the grave to seek vengeance upon the people (Michael Wincott, David Patrick Kelly, Laurence Mason) who killed him and his wife.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence in a fantasy context - much blood, some wound detail; infrequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence in a sexual violence context - some blood, little detail
• Infrequent breast and buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of illegal substance use - some detail; infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail

Thematic elements

• Survival
• True love
• Revenge

Classification rationale

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

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