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14A(14A) Violence, Coarse Language

Synopsis

Science Fiction/Action. Based on the short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson. A drifter (Roddy Piper) finds a pair of sunglasses that allow him to see the truth - that aliens run the Earth and control the minds of the people.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
  • Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence in a science-fiction context - some blood and detail
  • Brief, infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - breast nudity and some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail

Thematic elements

  • Appearance versus reality
  • Power and control
  • Freeing one's mind

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for frequent portrayals of violence

Classification date

July 05, 2019

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