Shortbus

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Synopsis

Drama. A sex therapist (Sook-Yin Lee) who discovers that she needs to solve some problems of her own finds guidance through new friends at a club called Short Bus.

Content elements

• Frequent use of crude and descriptive sexual language
• Portrayal of a suicide attempt—detailed
• Frequent scenes of detailed unsimulated sexual activity—male and female nudity

Thematic elements

• Disconnect in sexual relationships
• The desire for sexual fulfillment
• The human need for emotional connection

Classification rationale

Rated R for explicit unsimulated sexual content.

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