Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that Heat features numerous bloody shooting deaths; a serial killer who bludgeons a young, scantily clad prostitute; and tense situations during the commission of robberies and revenge killings. Expect multiple instances of "f--k," "s--t," "motherf---ker," and "ass." A naive lonely woman goes home with a stranger and has sex with him. Two married women have affairs when they're dissatisfied with their difficult husbands.

Sexual Content

A naive lonely woman goes home with a stranger and has sex with him. A clothed couple kisses.

Violence

Masked men rob a bank, yelling obscenities at innocent bystanders, threatening to shoot. They shoot police officers who chase them, and we see their bloodied bodies. One robber grabs a child as hostage and is shot in the face by a police officer. A serial killer tells his victim that the Grim Reaper has come for her. She is later seen dead as her mother grieves for her. Armed criminals rob an armored car by crashing into it. Cars are upended and drivers are injured. A robber shoots an unarmed guard to death without provocation. A fatally wounded man begs his friend to kill him rather than let him suffer, and the friend complies, shooting at close range. A man throws things when angry with his wife.

Language

"F--k," "s--t," "motherf--ker," and "ass."

Social Behavior

Seeking revenge can have bloody consequences.

Consumerism

Not applicable

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

A woman says she's stoned on marijuana and the antidepressant Prozac. Adults drink alcohol.