People's Joker, The (2022)

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Synopsis

Dir: Vera Drew. Comedy/Drama. A trans comedian (Vera Drew) tries to come to terms with their own gender identity against a dystopian backdrop inspired by comic book characters.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of cursing, profanity, scatological slang, vulgar expressions and sexual slurs
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand, weapons, and gun violence, some in the context of suicide - some blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of transformations and nightmarish imagery
• Infrequent portrayals of, references to, and descriptions of sexual activity - no nudity, some verbal detail
• Frequent portrayals of misuse of prescription drugs; infrequent portrayals of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal substance use - some detail

Thematic elements

• Gender and identity
• Mental health
• Pop culture as metaphor

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for mature subject matter

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