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Unlike the MPAA we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest, depending on quantity and context. |
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Daniel Day-Lewis is the put-upon John Proctor and Winona
Ryder is the girl initiating witch hunt hysteria in this film adaptation of the famous
play.
SEX/NUDITY 4 - Sexual innuendo, kissing. Ryder grabs Day-Lewis' crotch and
forces him to grab hers in a later scene (clothed both times, Ryder sighs during it). A
brief shot of bare breasts twice and bare buttocks (female).
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - Slaps, scuffles, falls, bloody wrists (due to handcuffs).
A woman kills a rooster and smears blood on her mouth. A servant is flogged and a woman
pulls a sharp object from her abdomen and the wound is a little bloody. A man has stones
placed on his chest until he dies and some people are hanged and we see swinging feet and
hear their necks snap.
PROFANITY 2 - A few mild obscenities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Witchcraft, religious hysteria, vengeance.
MESSAGE - Fight for your good name; the self-righteous majority isn't always
right or moral.
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Special Keywords: S4 - V3 - P2 - MPAAPG-13 |
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A CAVEAT: We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and some of our early standards were not as stringent as they are now. We therefore need to revisit many older reviews, especially those written prior to 1998 or so; please keep this in mind if you're consulting a review from that period. While we plan to revisit and correct older reviews our resources are limited and it is a slow, time-consuming process. |
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