Schemers

Parents need to know that Schemers is a Scottish coming-of-age biopic, with strong language and some violence, which is often played for comedic effect. The movie's positive messages revolve around Davie's (Conor Berry) ambition to establish himself as a music promoter. He is bright and tenacious, but often resorts to being selfish and dishonest to get his way. His gambling habit leads to him falling in debt to fearsome local gangsters. The characters are mostly sympathetic, but the female characters are under-drawn and largely exist as foils to enable Davie and his friends. Violence is intermittent and mostly played for laughs, but there are some scenes involving peril where Davey is punched and a female character is grabbed by her hair while her employer is being extorted. Sex is mild and infrequent. In one scene Davie kisses and partially undresses along with a woman who he knows has a fiancée. There is also some discussion of sex and crude sexual terms. Consumerism features heavily in the form of Davie's gambling, which he partly does out of compulsion and at other times to try and fund his burgeoning career as a concert promoter. Drink, drugs, and smoking all feature. They are all done socially and occasionally to excess, with one character vomiting after drinking too much. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.