American Fiction (2023)

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Synopsis

Dir: Cord Jefferson. Comedy. Based on the novel 'Erasure' by Percival Everett. Frustrated by the entertainment industry's reliance on racist tropes, an author (Jeffrey Wright) writes an outlandishly fake book under a pen name that inadvertently becomes far more successful than his real work.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in a sexual context; frequent use of scatalogical slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and ethno-cultural slurs
• Infrequent use of sexual language and references - little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of gun violence in a dream context - blood and some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal substance use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Identity and belonging
• Exploitation and stereotypes
• Perspectives on truth and authenticity

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and substance use

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