Empire Of Light (2022)

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Synopsis

Dir: Sam Mendes. Drama. In 1981, a romance develops between a woman (Olivia Coleman) and a younger man (Michael Ward) who work together at a movie theater in along the English coast.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in aggressive or sexual contexts; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand violence in the context of racism - some blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - no nudity, some detail
• Brief buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Coping with mental illness
• Longing and belonging
• Love

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language, sexual content, and violence

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