Big Lebowski, The (1998) [reclassified 2010]

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Synopsis

Comedy. A case of mistaken identity leads The Dude (Jeff Bridges) and his faithful friend Walter (John Goodman) into a world of kidnapping, art, and extortion.

Content elements

• Pervasive use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang and cursing
• Infrequent crude sexual references and use of racial slurs
• Frequent portrayals of marijuana use
• Infrequent breast and buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent hand-to-hand violence – some blood and detail

Thematic elements

• Reacting to social stereotypes
• The meaning of friendship
• The possibility of heroism

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for pervasive coarse language and substance abuse in a comic context.

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