Bruiser

Parents need to know that Hulu drama Bruiser is a story with significant violence, tension, and language. Themes revolve around how rage and violence can get passed down from father to son, generation after generation. The Black cast features two father figures for a 14-year-old boy, but they both have shady pasts, and both still struggle to control their tempers. The mom is stuck in the middle playing peacemaker. Tensions rise throughout the film, and there are fist fights between teenagers and adults alike that result in serious injury and bloodied faces. There's also discussion of past beatings causing brain damage, a boy beating up his father to the brink of death or a broken neck, a man committing suicide, and the inhumanity of military drone attacks. Adults drink wine and beer at meals and parties. A man smokes a joint and offers it to a 14-year-old (who turns it down). There's mention of a prior arrest for possession and distribution of cocaine as well as a drunk parent. Language includes "f--k," "s--t," "damn," "goddamn," "ass," "a--hole," hell," "bitch," "d--k," "balls," "p---y," and the "N" word. A woman flirts with her husband, calling him "sexy" and telling him to show her his "ass."