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18A(18A) Coarse Language, Sexual Violence, Substance Abuse

Synopsis

Crime Drama. Three interlocking stories involving organized crime, drug abuse and a fixed boxing match in late twentieth-century Los Angeles.

Content elements

  • Pervasive use of the sexual expletive and variations in sexual and non-sexual contexts; frequent use of profanity, cursing, and scatological slang
  • Infrequent use of detailed sexual language and racial slurs
  • Detailed portrayals of illicit drug use
  • Portrayal of sexual assault – some detail, no nudity
  • Infrequent gun and weapons violence – blood and detail

Thematic elements

  • Situational ethics and personal integrity
  • The attraction of a life of crime
  • The influence of popular culture
  • The possibility of redemption

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for portrayals of drug use, sexual assault, and pervasive coarse language.

Classification date

September 03, 2009

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