House Party (1990) [reclassified 2019]

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Synopsis

Comedy. After getting in trouble for fighting at school, an aspiring rapper (Christopher Reid) ignores his punishment and goes to his friend's (Christopher Martin) house party.

Content elements

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

Thematic elements

• Friendship
• Loyalty
• Coping with loss

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and sexual content

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