New Jack City (1991) [reclassified 2019]

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Synopsis

Crime/Drama. After a ruthless drug dealer (Wesley Snipes) introduces crack to a New York neighbourhood, a cop (Ice T) goes undercover to stop him.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, ethno-cultural and sexual slurs, and vulgar expressions
• Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence - some blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - breast and buttock nudity, some detail
• Infrequent breast and buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use in a recreational context; frequent portrayals of illegal drug use, some in an addiction context - some detail

Thematic elements

• Greed and opportunity
• Justice
• Addiction and poverty

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language, violence, sexual content, and substance abuse

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