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Sex & Nudity

A man says that another man "grabbed his cock." There is a brief scene where a husband and wife kiss passionately; the husband tears off his woman's shirt (We see her bra).

The couple is later shown nude in bed (We don't seen anything). Sex is implied. There is a scene that supposedly takes place at a strip club, but no such act is actually shown. An extended dance montage depicts several men dancing with women (Not suggestive). A scene shows various women in bikinis interacting suggestively with men.

There is also a scene on a ship with many bikini clad women. Later on in the scene a few of them are seen topless, however this is very brief and almost unoticeable

Violence & Gore

Three characters are ambushed by various men and shot multiple times. We see close-up scenes of bloody wounds as the characters die in gory and graphic fashions; one of the men (Injured) tackles an assailant to the floor as he bleeds heavily, but is attacked by another who stabs him multiple times in the back.

A character is shot at point-blank range (We see some blood). A man uses a knife to decapaciate dead bodies. A man is dragged by a gang into a bathroom, where he is then beaten violently (We see blood covering his body and some blood spurting); we see him being stomped on, being punched and being hit multiple times by a garbage can. It is implied that a character is murdered.

A man beats another man before stuffing a dollar bill into the latter's mouth. We see a newspaper with a photograph depicting a gory corpse of a mob boss. A man fears that he'll be "whacked". There is much talk of a man murdering another. A man punches another man and knocks him over.

A man shoots a truck driver off-screen

Profanity

112 uses of the word "fuck", as well as milder expletives ("damn", "shit", "bastard" etc.), and some scatalogical terms. Some racial slurs are used.

Characters smoke constantly throughout the course of the film. There are several scenes in bars where characters are shown drinking (A character discusses having to drink continiously in order to calm down). There is brief discussion of narcotics.

The main character is threatened at all times and can be killed by the people he operates with.

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Rated R for some strong graphic violence, pervasive strong language and brief nudity and sexuality.

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