Unforgiven (1992) [reclassified 2019]

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Synopsis

Western. After a prostitute (Anna Levine) is assaulted, a retired gunslinger (Clint Eastwood) and his friend (Morgan Freeman) hunt the men who did it, while the local sheriff (Gene Hackman) keeps peace in town through brutal means.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive, some in a sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
• Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence - some in a sexual assault context, some in a torture context - some blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - no nudity, some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail

Thematic elements

• Justice versus revenge
• Perspectives on violence
• Myth and reality

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and violence

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