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(Restricted) Synopsis
Drama. Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard. After a man (James Spader) is injured in a car accident, he and his girlfriend (Deborah Kara Unger) get involved with an underground group (Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter, Rosanna Arquette, Peter MacNeill) who find car accidents sexually fascinating.
Content elements
- Infrequent use of the sexual expletive, some in a sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, and vulgar expressions; frequent use of sexually detailed language
- Frequent, detailed portrayals of vehicular violence, accident, injury, and death, some involving animals - some blood and detail
- Frequent portrayals of sexual activity, much involving wounds, injuries, and consensual acts of violence - breast, buttock, and female frontal nudity, and much detail
- Frequent breast, buttock, and female frontal nudity in a non-sexual context
- Infrequent portrayals of tobacco and cannabis use in a recreational context
Thematic elements
- Addiction
- Obsession
- Sexual experimentation
Classification rationale
Rated R for sexual content and disturbing content
Classification date
July 29, 2020Was this page helpful?
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