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(14A) ViolenceSynopsis
Drama/Thriller. Based on the book ‘The Wages of Fear’ by Georges Arnaud. After fleeing the United States to avoid the mob, a desperate man (Roy Scheider) takes a job transporting highly volatile explosives through South America.
Content elements
- Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, and vulgar expressions
- Frequent hand-to-hand, weapons, and gun violence – some blood, corpses, and wound detail
Thematic elements
- Risk and reward
- Escaping the past
- Desperation and exploitation
Classification rationale
Rated 14A for frequent, detailed violence
Classification date
December 23, 2014Was this page helpful?
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