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A scene takes place in a brothel but nothing is seen. We just hear laughing and see a man and a woman kissing in the background.
A man claims another man has "lusted after women".
A couple are briefly seen kissing in the background of a scene. Nothing sexual at all.
Moderate
197 of 306 found this moderate
A man injures his leg and has a limp for the rest of the movie.
Multiple onscreen deaths throughout the course of the film.
There is violence in this film but in only two scenes. Both of them are brutal and unexpected but show minimal gore; despite this it's still very realistic.
In a mining well a man is struck and killed by a falling beam. This is jarring and sudden but not gory.
A man falls down a hole, landing on his back and groaning in pain.
Two men are killed in separate mining accidents: one struck by a metal pipe and one struck by a falling beam. Both of these scenes are very shocking and even scary coming out of nowhere. One scene shows a corpse with some blood on it.
A man is slapped around many times and choked.
A boy slaps and punches his father.
A man is beaten over the head with a blunt object. His head is bashed in 3 times offscreen. His corpse is later seen - some blood is shown. Overall, not very gory, but quite disturbing and realistic.
A man is grabbed and shot in the head. This is very realistic and disturbing although not gory. The impact is offscreen but we hear the man slowly die. No blood, but the scene is graphic due to the realism.
Mild
193 of 256 found this mild
"Goddamn" is said multiple times throughout the film. "Hell" is also said.
There is one instance where a man calls another a "sniveling ass".
Mild
159 of 224 found this mild
In the final act, the main character is a severe alcoholic.
A man mixes alcohol from a flask with milk and serves it to a child twice.
Some smoking and drinking.
Moderate
142 of 281 found this moderate
As the film goes on one of the main characters begins to go crazy and more violent. This can be disturbing to the viewers.
Daniel Plainview is a monstrous and unhinged sociopath whose behavior gradually becomes more depraved over the course of the movie.
The ending of the movie is extremely disturbing and intense.