The Batman: parents' guide

Brutal and frequent but not very bloody: the mayor is beaten and smothered with tape, a thumb is cut off, a man wears a box of rats meant to eat his face, Batman pummels thugs bloody, and gunmen and a flood threaten a packed arena.

Plugged In counted one f-word and nearly 20 s-words, plus "b--tard," "pr--k," "a--hole," "son of a bitch" and "goddamn," with Jesus' name misused about 20 times.

Batman and Catwoman kiss a few times. He watches from outside as she undresses to her underwear, she flirts with and touches a man at a club, and there's brief sex-related talk. Bruce is shirtless at times.

The plot centers on "drops," a made-up drug put in the eyes. A drug lab is shown, club patrons use and share it, and addicts appear. Batman injects himself with an adrenaline-like shot. Adults drink.

Dark and oppressive throughout, with horror-style murder scenes, crime-scene photos, a killer's taunting videos, and a woman's killing heard on a recording. A child discovers his murdered father, and grim stories of orphans involve rats and freezing babies.