Gladiator II (2024)

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Synopsis

Dir: Ridley Scott. Epic/Action/Drama. Based on characters by David Franzoni. A prisoner of war (Paul Mescal) fights as a gladiator under the tutelage of a former slave (Denzel Washington) who is plotting to take control of Rome.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of cursing and vulgar expressions
• Frequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence, in a gladiator context - blood and brutal detail
• Infrequent portrayals of dismemberment and decapitation - blood and brutal gory detail; infrequent portrayals of injury - some blood and wound detail; infrequent portrayals of corpses - some blood, little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of animal violence and violence against animals - blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and illegal substance use, some in a medicinal context; infrequent references to substance use

Thematic elements

• Power and corruption
• Legacy
• Survival

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for brutal violence

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