The Racket (1928) Poster

(1928)

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Sex & Nudity

  • A little bit of cleavage in a couple scenes.
  • Mild flirtatious behavior between two characters; nothing sexual happens.
  • Otherwise, no explicit sexual content/nudity.

Violence & Gore

  • The film has its fair share of violence, and while the violence is not graphic, it occurs several times in the film, usually in the form of gunplay.
  • In an early scene, a man is shot at (this may be tense for some).
  • Later on in the film, an intense shootout occurs between two groups; this results in several characters being shot/wounded (no blood shown).
  • Several characters are shot and killed, no blood is shown but these scenes could be intense.
  • A character is punched repeatedly by a gangster (bruises shown in aftermath).
  • A couple tense scuffles briefly occur in the film with some hitting/scuffling.

Profanity

  • "Hell" is used a couple times.
  • No other swear words that I remember.
  • One implied but bleeped use of "go to hell".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Cigarette smoking occurs a couple times throughout the film, as accurate for the time period.
  • Smoking is not frequent, but still happens throughout the film.
  • A possible instance of social drinking at a party.
  • Not a lot of smoking/drinking.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The film has some very intense scenes in it, particularly some of the shooting scenes.
  • The opening scene can be intense for some viewers.
  • This film has a dark theme of corruption rooted within its story.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • Nick Scarsi is shot and dies at the end of the film; this may be intense for some viewers.

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