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18A(18A)

Synopsis

Dir: Stephen Norrington. Action/Horror. Based on the Marvel comic book character by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan. A partial vampire, Blade (Wesley Snipes) hunts vampires (Stephen Dorff, Donal Logue, Arly Jover) with help from his mentor (Kris Kristofferson) and a doctor (N'Bushe Wright).

Content elements

  • Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; frequent use of profanity; infrequent use of cursing, scatological slang, and vulgar expressions
  • Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence in a supernatural context - much blood, gore, and wound detail
  • Frequent portrayals of frightening content, nightmarish imagery, and transformations in a supernatural context - some bloody detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexually suggestive scenes - no nudity, little detail

Thematic elements

  • Good and evil
  • Power struggles
  • Power and control

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for gory violence

Classification date

November 13, 2020

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