Brightburn

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Synopsis

Horror/Fantasy. Shortly after his 12th birthday, a couple (Elizabeth Banks, David Denman) become concerned about their son's (Jackson A. Dunn) increasingly violent behaviour.

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, most in a supernatural context – blood and gory detail
• Frequent portrayals of frightening scenes and nightmarish imagery – some blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• The challenges of adolescence
• Power and control
• Aberrant psychology

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for gory, detailed violence

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