Silence Of The Lambs, The (1991) [reclassified 2019]

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Synopsis

Drama/Horror. Based on the novel by Thomas Harris. An FBI trainee (Jodie Foster) receives assistance from Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to catch a serial killer (Ted Levine).

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive, some in a sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions; infrequent use of sexual references and language – little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence – some blood and detail; frequent references to and portrayals of the aftermath of violence – corpses, blood, and disturbing detail
• Brief portrayal of sexual activity -- buttock nudity, some detail
• Infrequent male frontal and breast nudity in a non-sexual context

Thematic elements

• Commitment and determination
• Gender in the workplace
• Power, control, and identity

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for disturbing violence, coarse language, and some sexual content

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