Patriots Day

Extremely intense, gruesome bombing scene. Severed, broken, and bleeding limbs. Bloody wounds. Blood everywhere. Very violent, chaotic shootout, with pistols and automatic weapons. Cop shot in the face and hand. Multiple explosions. Legs amputated in hospital. Brothers fight, choke, slap each other. Car runs over a man.

Married characters kiss and are intimate with each other in bed; sex is implied but not shown. Lots of hugging, some kissing.

Constant use of "f--k," "f--king," and "motherf----r," plus "s--t," "bulls--t," "a--hole," "balls," "c--ksucking," "pussing out," "goddamn," and "Jesus Christ" (as an exclamation).

Teens smoke pot. A cop drinks fairly frequently, coming home "after a couple of pops," downing a beer before going to sleep, stealing a gulp of whisky from an empty restaurant. His drinking doesn't seem to affect his job, behavior, or life. Other characters drink socially -- wine or beer, etc. Some characters smoke cigarettes (with an intended-to-be comical note of "I gotta quit smoking!").

Parents need to know that Patriots Day is an intense, mature drama based on the true story of the April 15, 2013, bombing of the Boston Marathon and the subsequent manhunt to bring down the terrorists who planned it. The bombing scene is extremely gruesome. Viewers will see severed, broken, and bleeding limbs, with blood everywhere. There are also explosions, guns (pistols, automatic weapons), violent shoot-outs, fighting, amputations, etc. Language is also very strong, with constant use of "f--k" and all its permutations, as well as other salty words. Characters are intimate with each other, but there aren't any sex scenes; just hugging and kissing are shown. Characters drink alcohol and smoke, and teens smoke pot, but there are no real consequences. Mark Wahlberg stars in this story, which has underlying themes of courage and perseverance.

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