Colors (1988) [reclassified 2019]

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Synopsis

Drama/Crime. An experienced cop (Robert Duvall) and a young cop (Sean Penn) patrol Los Angeles together, working to curb gang violence.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in aggressive or sexual contexts; frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and ethno-cultural and sexual slurs
• Infrequent use of sexual references and language – little detail
• Frequent portrayals of gun violence – some blood and detail; infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence – no blood, little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity – buttock and breast nudity, detail
• Infrequent breast, buttock, and female frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
• Frequent portrayals of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use in a recreational context; infrequent portrayals of illegal substance use and trafficking

Thematic elements

• Race and class
• Power and control
• Perspectives on violence

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for frequent coarse language and violence, detailed sexual content, and substance use

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