Monkey Man: parents' guide

Long, gory fights with stabbings, axes, broken glass and gunfire; a thumb is cut off and a man is beaten to death with a shoe. In flashback, a police chief attacks the hero's mother intending to rape her, then beats her and sets her and their home on fire. A club guest forces his hand between an unwilling woman's legs.

Constant and harsh throughout. One count found about 65 f-words, plus "motherf--ker," s-words, "a--hole," "b--ch" and "whore."

Fleeing through a brothel, the hero bursts past couples having sex, shown in quick glimpses with nudity. Wealthy clients grope escorts without consent, and there are crude sexual remarks, talk of arranging an abortion for a pregnant escort and nude paintings.

Cocaine is served to VIP guests and snorted, once off a woman's thigh. Characters smoke pot and cigarettes and drink at clubs and fights. A spiritual guide blows a powder into the hero's face that sets off vivid visions.

Relentless and grim. The flashback to his mother's murder and the burning house returns again and again, a child burns his hands on flaming fuel, a bullet is cut out and the wound cauterized, and someone nearly drowns.