Isle of Dogs: parents' guide

Dog brawls appear as swirling dust clouds with legs poking out. One dog's ear is bitten off, the boy bleeds from a metal shard in his head, a scientist is poisoned, live fish are sliced for sushi, and a surgery shows organs and stitches.

Mild and rare: two uses of 'damn,' a 'son of a bitch,' a 'balls,' and 'bitch' used for a female dog.

Light: dogs talk about mating, being in heat and having puppies, a girl has a crush on the boy, and a man's bare backside is seen briefly as he gets out of a bath.

An adult drinks alone at a bar, a minor character smokes a pipe, a dog serves 'brandy' made from turpentine, and the boy and dogs shelter in a cave of empty sake bottles.

Sick, starving dogs in cages on a garbage island, dog skeletons, rumors of cannibalism, a plan to gas every dog, and talk of dogs taking their own lives. Abandonment scenes can upset kids who love their pets.