Emily the Criminal: parents' guide

Realistic and jolting rather than gory. A man punches Emily and bloodies her nose, a box cutter is held to a throat, she uses a taser on an attacker, robbers knock people out and lock one in a trunk, and there are a stabbing and a strangling.

Strong and frequent. Movieguide counted 38 obscenities with more than 21 f-words, and another count puts the f-words above 30. Also 'motherf---er,' 'goddamn,' 'Jesus' as an exclamation, and milder words like 'hell' and 'damn.'

Emily and Youcef kiss passionately and sex is implied; they are later seen in bed together the next morning, and part of a woman's bare breast is briefly visible. Shirtless men appear in a couple of scenes. Nothing explicit is shown.

Adults drink, sometimes to the point of stumbling. A party montage briefly shows cocaine use, and there is some smoking. The drug use is brief, but it is on screen.

A steady sense of danger: break-ins, a robbery at the home where Emily is staying, women threatened and hurt by men, and a violent confrontation at a criminal safehouse. Tense rather than scary.