Total Recall

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  • Total Recall -- Ultraviolent sci-fi thriller about a man (Arnold Schwarzenegger) who has to travel to Mars to discover why his wife (Sharon Stone), as well as total strangers, are trying to kill him. Director Paul Verhoeven's intricate plot exposes an ugly futuristic society where human life warrants no respect, women are manipulative sexual playthings and the only solution to injustice is massive bloodshed. Excessive violence, sexual exploitation, including nudity, and rough language. (O) (R) ( 1990 )




    These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

    The classifications are as follows:

    A-I -- general patronage;
    A-II -- adults and adolescents;
    A-III -- adults;
    L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
    O -- morally offensive.

    Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.

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