Zodiac

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Synopsis

Drama/Mystery. Based on the books ‘Zodiac’ and ‘Zodiac Unmasked: the Identity of America’s Most Exclusive Serial Killer.’ A dramatization of the long and ultimately unsuccessful investigation into the identity of the 1970s San Francisco serial killer dubbed “The Zodiac Killer,” led by a group of frustrated police officers (Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards) and obsessive journalists (Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr.).

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive, once in a sexual context; frequent use of scatological slang, profanity and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent use of crude sexual language and references
• Infrequent gun and weapons violence—blood, detail and impact
• Portrayals of intense fear and psychological suffering
• Portrayals of illegal drug use for recreational purposes

Thematic elements

• The cost of obsession
• Exploring the contemporary fascination with abhorrent psychology
• The fallibility of the American justice system

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language, violence, and mature thematic material.

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