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Certification
Sex & Nudity
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- Many women are naked or clothed in only underwear as they work in a drug processing room. This room is shown in at least three separate scenes. The women are focused on briefly.
- A few sexual comments throughout.
- One of the main protagonists is said to have many illicit affairs while married, and is shown with different women.
- At 32:51. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe's character) is in bed with a woman, he answers the phone and she rolls over, exposing a bare breast for 1-2 seconds.
- From 52:14 to 52:46, Frank Lucas walks his brothers into his drug processing rooms, and there are 10-12 women with breasts clearly seen, naked from the waist up, wearing only bikini panties, walking, standing, processing the heroin.
- At 2:08:37, a man is getting a massage and 2 topless women are shown.
- A partially naked woman makes love to a man, she makes mildly sexualized comments in this scene.
- A partially nude woman massages a man.
- A man admires a woman who is dancing.
- A man touches a woman's breast. They are both clothed.
Violence & Gore
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- A heroin house raid occurs. Many drug dealers are shot in this sequence, with fleeting shots of blood and gore.
- A police officer punches a man in the face to take his car.
- Some hateful/unbelievable behaviour.
- A man is lit on fire, screams, and then shot several times killing him.
- A man smashes a door with a sledge hammer, chases another man, and one man is bitten on the hand (he screams and no blood is visible); a man is struck in the head with the handle of the sledge hammer (no blood), a man is thrown to the floor and we see a man being kicked.
- A man holds a gun to a man's head, he fires, the man falls and we see him with a wound in the forehead and some blood around his head. A man shoots a man in the head (some blood splatters on a curtain). A man's hand is shot (we see blood fly through the air).
- A man is shot in the shoulder (blood flies through the air), a man is shot in the stomach and falls backward, a man is shot in the chest, and people fire guns at other people. Some blood.
- A man shoots a woman in the back (she falls, there is no visible blood and she does not die).
- A man shoots a man in the knee (we see blood later).
- Men fire guns from a car at a woman during a driveby, striking a man protecting the woman in the shoulder. Another man shoots a gun at the fleeing car.
- We see a man lying dead in a pool of blood, and we see a pale, dead body (covered with a sheet to the shoulders) in a morgue.
- A man's head is smacked with the lid of a piano and a man and women are shown later cleaning bloodstains out of a carpet.
- A man has cuts and blood on his face.
- A man shoots a dog offscreen. The dog whimpers in pain and is shown laying on the ground motionless with a bullet hole in its neck.
- A man throws a man against a pool table and hits him with a pool cue (a bit of blood is seen), a man slams another man to the ground, a man wrestles another man to the ground, and a man kicks a woman in the head.
- A man pushes another man to the floor, he points a gun at him, cuffs him, and shoves a cloth in his mouth, and a boy is grabbed and his mouth is covered.
- A man is thrown to the floor, a man is struck in the head with the butt of a shotgun, and another man is knocked unconscious with a gun.
- A door is shot sending glass into the face and body of a nearby man.
- A man slams a man against a wall and points a gun at him.
- A man is punched in the face repeatedly, and another man is punched in the face and the back of his head breaks a window.
- A woman lies dead on a bathroom floor with a bloody leg wound.
- A woman lies dead in a bed while an infant cries next to her.
- A man clutches his chest, and has a heart attack.
- A man is pushed down a flight of stairs (we don't see what happens to him). A man crashes through a window.
Profanity
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- 'F*ck' is said at least 111 times, including paired with 'mother' 15 times.
- 'Sh*t' is said 31 times, including paired with 'bull' twice.
- '*ss' is said 11 times, including paired with 'hole' twice.
- 'B*tch' is said twice, including paired with 'Son of a' once.
- 'H*ll' is said five times.
- ''D*mn' is said eight times.
- 'Godd*mn' is said six times.
- The Lord's name is taken in vain, including 'God', 'Swear to God', and 'Jesus' each said at least once.
- 'Chink' is said once as a racist insult.
- 'Kike' is said once as a racial insult.
- 'Nigger' is said five times.
- 'Negro' is said twice as a racial term.
- 'Hoochie' is said once as a crude term.
- Several instances of minor name-calling.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- Several instances of people shown that are implied to have died from heroin overdose.
- Stash houses are seen full of equipment used to cook heroin.
- People use heroin throughout, including preparing the drug and injecting it. The effects (death and sickness) are shown. Heroin is not seen in a positive light.
- Cocaine is used a few times.
- A man holds a cigarette and asks for a lighter.
- Many people drink alcohol at a funeral.
- One of the main characters, a policeman, smokes a cigarette many times
- Police officers mix a drug, called dope, with filler to sell back to drug dealers.
- Many people smoke and drink at a dance club.
- Many people smoke and drink at an overseas club.
- A man watches people in a factory manufacturing drugs from the raw plant.
- Several women prepare drugs in a large room, as several men watch and guard. Shown in at least three scenes.
- The story follows the rise of one of the biggest drug dealers in history, who primarily trafficks heroin.
- Many people smoke and drink at a backyard barbeque.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- Many instances of people using drugs, the ill effects of drugs, and the violence related to drugs.
- The several police raids are violent, fast paced, and chaotic.
- Several instances of violence are sudden and unexpected.
- Several of the characters face severe moral dilemmas.
- A sudden suicide.
- The film focuses heavily on police corruption.
- There are many instances of violence, illegal activities, and bad behavior by many of the characters, including the protagonists and police officers.
- The film has very dark themes and tone.
