Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021)

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Synopsis

Dir: Morgan Neville. Documentary. Two years after his death by suicide, the life and career of chef, traveler, and writer Anthony Bourdain is examined.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent of weapon and gun violence in hunting and butchery contexts - some blood and detail
• Frequent references to suicide - some detail
• Frequent depictions of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context; frequent references to illegal drug use in an addiction context

Thematic elements

• Public versus private life
• Perspectives on fame
• Coping with addiction

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and mature subject matter in a genre context

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