Parents Guide for
Gangs of New York (2002) More at IMDbPro »

A man and a woman kiss and moan, he unties her dress, kisses her neck and chest, she opens his shirt and kisses his bare chest.

Many women are shown in corsets with their bare breasts exposed; some are in cages hanging from the ceiling and men bid for them. In one scene many women in corsets, with their breasts exposed, are shown kissing men, some men fondle the women, and a woman kisses another woman's shoulder. One man has sex with a woman (she's lying back on a table with her leg lifted and he's thrusting).

A man and a woman kiss passionately, he lifts her up and presses her against a beam, they moan and have sex while another man watches (they are unaware of his presence), and we see them later sleeping in bed together.

Three nude women (we see their bare buttocks, backs and breasts) lie with a man in bed. Two nude women lie in bed together (we see their bare breasts and hips).

While not quite on par with the incessant violence of other Scorsese pictures, the violence in this film is much more raw and savage.

In the notorious Prologue sequence: Two large groups have an extensive face-off street battle with various weapons People are beaten with clubs and many are stabbed with cleavers, knives, and axes Woman lunges in air at man and rips his ear off with her teeth Blood spurts at various moments and several shots are very graphic and unsettling Man rips another man's cheek open Man violently stabs another man in both sides with large knives

While leaving an immigrant boat, a woman is hit in the face with a rock thrown by a spiteful man Several young boys have brief and juvenile fist fight in an underground dwelling Several gangs are shown causing mischief and mayhem in the early NY streets Scene of firefighters from competing gangs wrestling and rioting over territory Young man seated at a table lunges angrily at another young man but both are detained Clearly corrupt cop hits young man with a baton Group is shown gambling on dog attacking and killing small rodents. Nothing shown, only heard Man seated at a table stabs another hand in the hand with a thin knife Dead body falls off ship and lands dead-weighted into a small boat Men have Irish-style fistfight. Graphic only in sound effect of punches and anger expressed between men In defense, woman holds small knife to man's throat, draws small thin line of blood Quick shot of group of people being hung. Atmosphere is lively and almost celebratory Quick shots of brutal "boxing-style" fight match Brief mayhem ensues when Police breakup fight match Man is shot in shoulder (not shown) but survives While being wrestled to the ground, would-be assassin is shot in gut and shown in immense pain Young man and older man have violent shoving altercation against wooden wall Older man angrily threatens younger with a large knife In a daredevil sideshow, man hurls knives at female assistance, but it is clear that it is not part of the show and he means to terrify her Older man deflects a knife being thrown at him and hits younger man in the stomach with a knife Very bloody, graphic, and violent beating including several headbutts and a severe burning with a scorching knife blade Man pursues younger through an abandoned church and but is evaded and choked from behind Man shown hanging dead in town square Young man shown hanging from metal spiked fence Man shot with small pistol under chin, blood spatters out top of head Man hit in the head with a club, falls, and kicked by group of young men Spiteful man hit by a priest in the face with a club Man throws large meat cleaver at another man's back. After hitting him he is struck dead in the head with a Shalaylee

In an extensive, graphic, and disturbing depiction of the draft riots of 1863: Bloody riotous mayhem in the NY streets Rioters are shot coming through a front door Crowd hurls rocks at Police Officers In racial scorn, Black men are accosted and beaten in the streets. Several corpses are seen being dragged and hung on light posts Woman is hit in stomach and punched in face by two robbers Woman shoots older woman in the chest National Guardsman shoot at mob of people killing many and soaking the streets in blood National Guardsman shoot charging man in very bloody firing squad manner National Guardsman beat charging man with butts of rifles and bayonets

In Streetgang showdown: Man hits man in face with club and stabs him in the back Aftermath of shrapnel injury to man's stomach Young Man stabs Man in chest with knife, extensive blood spurts out when he removes the blade

4 F-words, 1 sexual reference, 3 scatological terms, 1 anatomical term, 23 mild obscenities, 12 derogatory terms for African-Americans, 1 derogatory term for Irish-Americans, 3 derogatory terms for Chinese-Americans, 2 religious profanities, 11 religious exclamations, name-calling and insults.

mid-19th century cigarettes, cigars, pipes are used. People pass around a large pipe in a lounge parlour, opium or hash. People are shown heavily drunk and intoxicated at orgy gathering Pervasive alcohol consumption

Some depictions of violence are graphic and disturbing. Ear is ripped off, cheek is ripped back, several graphic stabbings and a brutal facial beating