Marked for Death (1990) - Parents Guide Movie Rating

MPA: R BBFC: 15 Maturity Rating 16+

BBFC Reason: Contains strong language, violence, drug use, nudity and sex references

Sex & Nudity

moderate

Rated R for strong brutal violence and for language and nudity. A man shoots and kills a naked woman in self defense after she kills his partner. A woman climbs into a bath naked, a brief shot of her from the back and a shot of her breasts as the camera pans around. 2 scantily clad escort girls are seen on a bed (one with breasts exposed), entertaining a client. A women is dancing around the pole, her breast and most of her buttocks briefly shown (she is wearing G-string).

Violence & Gore

severe

A man is kicked in the stomach hard and knocked over, winded. A man tackles a large knife from a bad guy's hand and uses it to chop another bad guy's hand off, he then throws another man down and dispatches a few more men with a pistol. A topless woman shoots a cop in the chest, and is gunned down herself (bloody). A shot of her dead body is seen. A unit of Jamaican gangsters open fire at a crowded bar with machine guns, graphically killing several targets before escaping. A drive-by is performed on the house of a man's family, several gangsters spray the house with machine gun fire. This results in a young girl being hit and seriously wounded by a shot. A man is shot in the head point blank with a pistol (little blood), another man jumps from a window 6 or 7 storeys up and lands on a car, killing him instantly. A woman is tied to the ground and stabbed in a vodoo style execution, the actual murder is offscreen. Gangsters break into a house and tie a woman to a table after knocking her out, threatening to kill her and painting images on her chest (part of ritual). There's a very brutal fight in a jewelry store which includes several throws, face punches, a stab to the chest, an arm break and a gangster being struck hard with the but of a shotgun. 3 men ambush the large mansion of a kingpin gangster; several henchman are shot with a sniper rifle and machine guns (brief, quick kills) then there is a fight in which an arm break, neck break and beheading are seen. A man is impaled from the rear with a sword at a gang hideout, a fire fight follows in which several henchman are gunned down. A man dispatches several more henchmen, with both his fists and the use of a hammer, a man has a needle jabbed through his throat. A quick shot of a leg being broken. 2 men engage in a fight with samurai swords, one man is slashed down the face. One man has his head bashed against a wall several times, but counters the attack with an eye gouge (closeup is seen). The villain has his back broken and is thrown down a lift shaft, only to get impaled in a long rod at the bottom.

Profanity

moderate

Some strong language. Fuck is said 8 times.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

moderate

Drug dealers smoke marijuana joints with college students and give them crack to try. Alcohol is consumed multiple times throughout the film, including directly from a vodka bottle. There are also multiple scenes in a bar environment with drinks visible, ordered and consumed. Villain's main business is drug dealing. Frequent drug references and some drug use.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

moderate

The voodoo ritual scenes may be frightening to some.