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14A(14A) Gory Scenes, Violence, Coarse Language

Synopsis

Dir: Eli Craig. Horror/Comedy. Based on the novel by Adam Cesare. After moving to a small, rural town, a teenager (Katie Douglas) and her new friends (Carson MacCormac, Vincent Muller, Verity Marks, Cassandra Potenza, Ayo Solanke) are terrorized by the town's mascot, Frendo the clown.

Content elements

  • Frequent use of the sexual expletive and variations in a non-sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, profanity, cursing, and vulgar expressions
  • Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence - much blood and some gory detail; infrequent portrayals of decapitation - little blood, some detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of frightening scenes and nightmarish imagery - some blood and detail
  • Infrequent references to suicide - little detail
  • Frequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

  • Survival
  • Coping with loss
  • Generational divides

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for some gory scenes, violence, and coarse language

Classification date

March 24, 2025

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