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14A(14A) Violence

Synopsis

Dir: Michael Mann. Thriller. Based on the novel 'Red Dragon' by Thomas Harris. After being called out of early retirement to track down a serial killer, an FBI agent (William Petersen) enlists the help of a murderer (Brian Cox) he once helped capture.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, and vulgar expressions
  • Infrequent portrayals gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence - some blood and detail; infrequent portrayals of corpses in a crime investigation context - some blood, little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexual suggestive scenes - no nudity, little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Uncovering the truth
  • Aberrant psychology
  • Acceptance

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for violence and coarse language

Classification date

August 28, 2026

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