Robocop (1987)

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Synopsis

Dir: Paul Verhoven. Science Fiction/Action. A murdered police officer (Peter Weller) is brought back as a cyborg to fight crime, but memories of his past life remain.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and ethno-cultural and sexual slurs
• Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence, some in a torture context - much blood, gore, and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of transformations and frightening scenes in a body-horror context - much blood and detail
• Infrequent breast and buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of smoking, alcohol use, and illegal substance use in a recreational context - some detail

Thematic elements

• Cycles of violence
• Greed and corruption
• Power and control

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for frequent portrayals of violence

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