The following is a quick look at the content found in this R-rated drama. Profanity is rated as extreme due to the use of at least 33 "f" words, while other profanities and colorful phrases also occur. Various characters are junkies and we see several instances of them shooting up and/or being high. Other characters pop pills they've stolen from a hospital (where they work), and others drink. In addition, the protagonist smokes throughout much of the film.
A brief, but somewhat graphic sexual encounter shows movement, some nudity and includes related sounds, while we see other foreplay and some encounters take place off camera. One such encounter leads to a pregnancy that ends in an abortion, and we see the dead and nude body of a woman who's committed suicide. Various other characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes.
The results of several off-screen violent acts are seen, including a bloody man who's been shot (and later dies), a suicide victim's non-bloody body, as well as a man seen with a large hunting knife sticking out of his eye socket, while some onscreen violence is present (a beating) as well as related accidental material (a bloody car wreck).
Should you still be concerned about the film's content and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, we suggest that you take a closer look at our content listings for more specific examples of what occurs in the film.
For those concerned with the repetitive flashing of bright lights on the screen, some of that occurs in scenes set on a subway car where the train lights keep flashing on and off.