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(14A) Brutal Violence, Disturbing ContentSynopsis
Dir: John Woo. Chinese-language Action/Crime/Drama. Three friends (Tony Leung, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee) from Hong Kong travel to Vietnam during the war to try to make their way as criminals, but find things more complicated than they had anticipated.
Content elements
- Infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, and vulgar expressions
- Pervasive portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence, some in the context of torture, war, acts of terror, and civil disobedience - much blood, some disturbing detail
- Infrequent detailed portrayals of illegal substance use in the context of addiction - some detail; infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail
- Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions in the context of psychological torture - some detail
Thematic elements
- Coping with adversity
- Testing the bonds of friendship
- War and crime
Classification rationale
Rated 14A for brutal violence
Classification date
September 11, 2025Was this page helpful?
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