Above the Rim

Most of the primary cast are Black men. Kyle's mother, Mailika, a Black woman, is the only woman with a somewhat significant speaking role.

Some gun violence, blood, and fighting. Black men get shot by other Black men. Blood, bullet wounds, and impacts are shown. Police shoot a Black man twice. Two men beat up and cut with a razor blade an unhoused person, who later turns out to have died from his wounds. A man pistol whips and punches two other men. A man accidentally jumps off a building to his death.

No nudity or sex. Some romantic dancing and kissing. A man tells another man that he "can have" a woman dancing in the club. But then he says, "there's plenty of time for that later." A man watches another man pee in the street, looks at his penis, and calls it, "big and uncircumcised." A man asks another man what it's like "sucking Birdie's d--k?" Men joke about masturbating to money.

Frequent strong language includes: "f--k," "f--king," "motherf--ker," the "N" word, "s--t," "bitch," "ass," "p---y," "goddamn," "damn," "ho," "trick," and "hell."

Adults and young adults smoke cigars and cigarettes. Some drinking alcohol at clubs and restaurants. A few scenes where young adults smoke marijuana in the background.