A Dangerous Woman

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  • A Dangerous Woman -- A simple-minded woman (Debra Winger), raised by an overprotective aunt (Barbara Hershey), falls in love with an alcoholic drifter (Gabriel Byrne) who finally admits to fathering her child after she's institutionalized for killing a former co-worker (David Strathairn). Director Stephen Gyllenhall's unconvincing melodrama presents several well-meaning characters who make major mistakes in their lives, then concludes the story with a terribly unrealistic happy ending. A few bedroom scenes with fleeting nudity, brief gory violence, some heavy drinking and recurring rough language. (A-III) (R) 1993




    Movies have been evaluated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop's Office for Film and Broadcasting according to artistic merit and moral suitability. The reviews include the USCCB 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;
    • A-IV**
    • L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
    • O -- morally offensive.
    ** Discontinued classification. All archived movies that were originally in the A-IV category are now classified as L.
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