Amores Perros

Lots and lots of blood, and some gore, from dog fighting. Dogs shown attacking each other, growling, yelping, and crying in pain; a few children are present at the dog fights. A violent car crash is the central event and is shown several times with injured and dead victims, lots of blood, and cries of pain. Blood and some light gore from injuries to people, including several gunshots and beatings. A man shoots a dog at point-blank range. Armed robbery with yelling and brandishing guns. Kidnapping. Beatings with blunt objects and kicking. A stabbing in the stomach. A high-speed car chase with guns fired and lots of blood shown two or three times. Several bloody, dead bodies of dogs after they were attacked by another dog; the dead dogs are burned. A kidnapping victim is tied up and gagged. A gun held right against a man's head; the victim is terrified. Several kicks in the crotch. Sex and violence linked once in a sequence that cuts frequently between a sex scene and a man being kidnapped and beaten. A pet dog gets stuck under the floorboards of an apartment for many days; its whining and scratching are heard.

One sex scene briefly shows an older teen's bare breasts, thrusting, and kissing with tongue. Simulated sex scene with clothes on shows groping, tongues, and thrusting. Another shows kissing and a hand reaching up a skirt and thrusting. Older teens or young adults use profanity to talk about having sex with a fat woman. A teen, married but still in school, talks briefly about an unwanted pregnancy and abortion. Sex and violence linked once in a sequence that cuts frequently between a sex scene and a man being kidnapped and beaten.

Language almost nonstop for the first half of the movie, and translated from Spanish: "f--k," "bulls--t," "bastards," "s--t," "motherf----r," "ass," "homo," "f--got," "a--hole," and many variations of each. The title of the movie is translated as "Love's a Bitch."

Lots of plastic cups, cans, and bottles of alcohol shown at dog fights; children are present. Several characters smoke cigarettes, sometimes in close-ups; lots of people smoking in the background. An adult has milk with a clear alcoholic beverage in it. A drunk grandmother ignores a crying baby and takes another sip of her drink. A man offers rum several times. A teen asks his brother for a joint and they hint at dealing drugs.

Parents need to know that Amores Perros is an Oscar-nominated movie from 2000 in Spanish with English subtitles. Lots of bloody violence and some gore mean it's not for the faint of heart. It's especially not for animal lovers: A dog-fighting ring is a major plot element, and violent, bloody dog fights are shown, as are the bloody bodies of injured and dead dogs. People are shot and beaten a lot, too, and the central event is a horrific car crash. Lots of blood, injuries, gunshots, a stabbing, kidnappings, and beatings show blood and injuries. One sex scene shows a teen's bare breasts; several sex scenes show thrusting, groping, and kissing with tongue. Sex and violence are paired by cutting back and forth between a sex scene and a man being kidnapped and beaten bloody. Several characters smoke, and there's a lot of background smoking. Lots of drinking is shown at the dog fights, and a few children are at the fights, too. A woman drinks and ignores a crying infant. A man offers rum several times to someone he has kidnapped and tied up. Almost nonstop profanity in the first half of the movie, translated from Spanish, includes "f--k," "s--t," "a--hole," "f--got," and more. The title is translated as "Love's a Bitch."

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