Dolemite Is My Name

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Synopsis

Comedy. After the success of his comedy records, Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) makes a film centred on his popular Dolemite persona.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang and vulgar expressions; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, and sexual slurs
• Infrequent use of sexual language and references – some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence in a filmmaking context – some blood and detail
• Frequent female frontal and buttock nudity in a non-sexual context, often in a performance context
• Frequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in historical and recreational contexts

Thematic elements

• Commitment and dedication
• Public versus private lives
• Creativity and collaboration

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and nudity

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