Mild
15 of 32 found this mild
A naked body is seen quite briefly lying in a low-light cell and posed so as to be as inoffensive as possible.
A small child is briefly seen nude from the front.
A man stares at a poster of a coca-cola commercial. More specifically, he stares at the illustration of a woman's buttocks on the poster. This goes on for several seconds.
In one scene, two men talk about spending money for a prostitute. Very brief.
Moderate
21 of 39 found this moderate
An oil refinery explodes. During the chaos, numerous men are killed, with many of them burning to death onscreen.
Men are shot against a wall with machine gun.
Very bloody results of a car accident are seen.
A man shoots another man (we only see shooter aiming and hear silenced gun shot).
The bloody aftermath of a car accident is shown.
A charred corpse is briefly shown. Quite gruesome.
Another corpse has been wrapped in a plastic bag, with blood all over it.
A closeup of a man being shot in the eye is shown with bloody results.
Mild
20 of 33 found this mild
Two use of the word "Fuck", and other mild language throughout.
Three uses of the word "bastard."
Mild
22 of 27 found this mild
Two scenes in a bar with characters drinking.
Severe
27 of 37 found this severe
Like William Friedkin's other films, Sorcerer explores intense themes of nihilism, distrust, betrayal and death. There are no heroes in this film.
This film, is incredibly intense throughout, given the plot.