The Iceman

The main character (who's based on a real person) is a contract killer working for mobsters. He brutally, coldly stabs, slices, strangles, and shoots several characters on screen, and the movie tells us that the real person may have killed more than 100 people. Other characters are also killers; there are many corpses and lots of blood spatters. In a couple of gruesome scenes, two professional killers freeze and chop up their victims to make them harder to identify. There are also a few hand-to-hand fights. Teen girls are in jeopardy in a few scenes.

The main character has sex with his wife. No nudity is shown -- they're both in bed under the covers -- but the scene still feels somewhat explicit. As the movie starts, the main character works in a warehouse dubbing porn movies. Viewers see a couple of brief porn clips, including one in which half a breast is visible (the rest is just unidentifiable flesh). The audio is more graphic than the visuals (moans and groans). A minor character films a sexy movie in his apartment (nothing shown). A teen girl is suggested to be naked, though she's well-covered. Also some innuendo from time to time.

"F--k" is used most frequently, and very often; "s--t," "c--t," "c--ksucker," "a--hole," "bitch," "jerk off," "d--k," "balls," "ass," and "goddamn" are also used.

Drug deals are a part of the film's world. One particular scene shows a drug deal in progress, with one of the supporting characters testing a batch of cocaine. Adults generally drink wine with dinner or drink whiskey in a background way, and secondary characters smoke cigarettes.

Parents need to know that The Iceman is based on real-life contract killer Richard Kuklinski, who raised a family that knew nothing about what he did for a living. Expect very strong violence, mostly around Kuklinski's killings, which involve both shooting and stabbing/slicing. Some blood is shown, but even more disturbing are the scenes in which he freezes and then chops up his victims. Language is also extremely strong, with many uses of "f--k" and lots of other words. There's one semi-explicit sex scene and many references to porn movies, with some brief clips shown and audio heard. Drug deals are shown (with a supporting character testing some cocaine), and characters sometimes drink in a background way. The movie's strong, depressing subject matter won't make it a much of a draw for teens.

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