Menace II Society (1993) - Parents Guide Movie Rating

MPA: R BBFC: 18 Maturity Rating 18+

MPAA Reason: Rated R for strong violence, drug use and language.

BBFC Reason: Contains strong language, violence and hard drug use

Sex & Nudity

mild

A man is seen aggressively groping a woman's buttocks as she tries to push him away. Some sexual banter throughout the film. A mild sexual scene with a woman kissing a man's chest and a man kissing a woman's back. In one scene, a crackhead who doesn't have any money to give a drug dealer tries to compensate the man by offering him oral sex. A man is accused of getting a girl pregnant, although he says that he wore a condom.

Violence & Gore

severe

Police dogs attack two young car thieves offscreen, and they can be heard screaming behind a car. Police officers stop two black teens for no reason, force them into their squad car, and beat them. A man forces himself onto a woman. He gets pistol-whipped by another man. In the opening scene, a man and a woman are shot and killed; the shooting is offscreen, but we see the man with bloody bullet holes and lying in a pool of blood. Later, we see security footage of the man getting shot through the head and splattering; teens watch the footage and smile. A man shoots and kills a man and we see lots of bloody wounds. A young man is shot in the head with a pistol and blood and brain matter spray a window. We see his body with a wound in the head violently seizuring in a pool of blood shortly after. Another is shot through the shoulder, and bleeds profusely; we see him being carried to the hospital literally drenched in blood (he lives). A man is shot in the head with a shotgun at point blank range. We dont see the head explode, but a lot of blood is seen spraying against a nearby window. Another is shot many times through the chest at close range with a pistol and blood splatters from the wounds. A man is shot through the stomach and killed in a quick, bloodless, but no less frightening scene. About three brutal beatings. Two young men are graphically shot to death by machine guns in a drive-by shooting; one is riddled with bullets and dies instantly, while the other is practically torn apart slowly by bullets while shielding a young boy; we see him covered in blood and blood gushing out of his mouth as he dies.

Profanity

severe

Profanity is everywhere as well, occuring almost constantly. 228 uses of "fuck", 150 uses of "shit". "Nigga" is used constantly

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

severe

O-Dog, A-Wax, Caine's father and a couple of others smoke Marijuana. Caine and others drink alcohol including beer. Caine's mother is seen shooting heroin. Caine and his friends sell drugs. Caine is seen cooking crack.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

severe

10/10 Very bloody shootings and beatings throughout, many occuring suddenly. The film's atmosphere is very bleak and violent. Not for the faint of heart. The drive-by shooting at the end with 4 men in a car (3 shooters and 1 driver) and 3 adult men and a little boy on a bike resulting strong and loud gunfire killing 2 men are severely shot and killed with blood on their clothes and wounds. Though one adult man and the little boy are not harmed. This scene may frighten some.