Bombshell

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Synopsis

Drama. When former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) sues CEO Roger Ailes (John Lithgow) for sexual harassment, Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron) and other staff members (Margot Robbie) must decide if they will speak up or remain silent.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive, some in a sexual context; frequent use of cursing and profanity; infrequent use of scatological slang and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent use of sexual language and references
• Infrequent references to and discussions of sexual harassment in the workplace – some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Gender and power
• Solidarity
• Public versus private lives

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language

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