Parents Guide for
Mystic River (2003) More at IMDbPro »

There is a scene where an abducted boy is locked in a room and 2 men come in. The boy says "No more...no more," implying sexual abuse, but nothing more is shown.

There is a brief scene of clothed sensuality between a husband and wife.

A moderate scene in which a man stabs another man in the chest, then shoots him because he believes he has killed his daughter.

A strong scene of violence, in which a character nearly beats someone to a pulp. You see him slam his foot down on the person's face.

Language is strong and quite frequent.

Characters go to bars throughout the movie and drink and smoke.

An 19 year old girl drinks and dances at a bar.

Intense sequences. Abrupt flashbacks to scenes of a child running away from a house