Napoleon (2023)

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Synopsis

Dir: Ridley Scott. Biography/Drama. The story of Napoleon Bonaparte's (Joaquin Phoenix) ruthless quest for power and the volatile love and obsession he had for his wife Josephine (Vanessa Kirby).

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
• Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence in a war context - blood and gory detail; infrequent portrayals of violence against animals in a war context - blood and gory detail
• Portrayal of a suicide attempt - blood and some gory detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - no nudity, detail
• Infrequent buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Power and control
• Love and desire
• Ego and drive

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for gory violence and sexual content

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