9 Bullets

Two women are shown to be survivors: They're tough, smart, and formidable when they need to be. But most female characters are sex workers who are not portrayed particularly positively. Main character is named Gypsy, a term that some find offensive. A few supporting characters of color, including an 11-year-old boy who is the movie's sole truly admirable character.

A family is graphically slaughtered. A child endures parental separation in the most emotionally devastating way. Child and woman are in extreme peril throughout the film. Shootings with close-ups of bloody wounds. A character threatens to kill a child's dog out of malice, puts a pistol to the dog's head. Death of a baby. Reference to rape. Detailed threats of violence.

Long, steamy sex scene with nudity. Burlesque dancer does a slow, sexy dance, stripping down to thong and pasties with close-ups of those body parts. Close-up of a sex worker on her knees, opening someone's pants. Character initiates transactional sex with villain.

Extremely strong language throughout: "ass," "a--hole," "bitch," "bulls--t," "dumbass," "goddammit," "s--t," and frequent use of "f--k."

Main character constantly has a cigarette between her lips: Most of the time it's not lit, as a kind of quirk, but she does smoke in a moment where she's depicted as brave and cool. Child emulates her and tries to smoke in a humorous bonding scene; Guardian permits it for a moment and then admonishes him. Whiskey chugged from bottle. Champagne served with breakfast. Character mentions having a hangover.

Parents need to know that 9 Bullets is an action crime thriller with religious elements (both Christian and Jewish) about a burlesque dancer named Gypsy (Lena Headey) who goes on the run with her neighbor's 11-year-old son (Dean Scott Vazquez) in an effort to save his life. A child's family is murdered in front of him, and the assassins are unrelenting in their commitment to kill the boy, his dog, and the person trying to get him to safety. Gypsy goes to the villain's house and has sex with him in a transactional way so that he won't kill the dog (a pistol is put to the dog's head). Guns are a constant, and people are blown away. There's nudity in sexual situations, including a sultry striptease to a cherished Christmas carol. Gypsy constantly has a cigarette between her lips, and at one point the 11-year-old does, too. There's a message about atonement and second chances here, but the script is beyond terrible, so it's unlikely to be meaningful.

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