Son of a Gun

A man is dropped from a height; blood pools under his dead body. Suicide attempt by stabbing, blood gurgling from neck. A man is shot, with a gory, bloody stomach wound. A man beats up a woman, whipping her in the face with a belt, throwing her around a room, and trying to choke her. Guns and shooting. Gun butt to the face. Stun gun zapping. Punching. Man slapping a girl. Torturing a man for information. Homemade prison weapons. Suggested prison rape. Car chase.

Topless women briefly shown in a strip club. Naked male butt. Woman goes skinny dipping but keeps her back to the camera. Kissing. Suggested sex under the water. Suggested sex in train bathroom. Bikini girls as window dressing. A naked man is tortured in a freezer (only his butt is shown).

Almost constant use of "f--k." Plus "faggot," "s--t," "idiot," "d--k," "prick."

The main character, said to be 19, drinks a bottle of beer. A minor character is a drug dealer, shown with Ecstasy pills. A secondary character snorts cocaine. Cigarette smoking. Social drinking.

Parents need to know that Son of a Gun is an Australian gangster movie filled with strong, bloody violence, including death and lots of blood. Guns are frequently fired, and there are scenes of men beating up women. Women's breasts and a man's butt are briefly shown, and there's kissing and suggested sex between the two leads on more than one occasion. "F--k" is used almost constantly, practically like punctuation. The main character, who's said to be 19, is seen drinking a beer, a young woman drinks and smokes cigarettes, a minor character is shown to be a drug dealer (pills), and another minor character snorts cocaine. Despite the strong material, it does feel somewhat removed from reality. And while the young character is led down the wrong path, he remains a good person and does what he can to take control of and correct his situation.

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