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CARLITO’S WAY

What You Need To Know:

CARLITO'S WAY tells about a New York gangster who returns to the streets after spending five years in prison only to encounter hopelessness and despair. Although technically well crafted, the film is full of profanity, graphic violence, drug abuse, and sexual perversion.

Content:

(H, LLL, VVV, SSS, NNN, A/D, M) Humanism; approximately 100 obscenities & 5 profanities; multiple mobster killings, including a graphic stabbing, the slitting of a victim's throat, a graphic shooting, & bludgeoning with a crowbar that crushes the victim's skull; a lengthy cocaine/sex orgy with visible fornication; topless women dancing in strip club; excessive alcohol & cocaine abuse; and, revenge, betrayal & murder.

More Detail:

CARLITO’S WAY is another in the long line of violent mobster movies by director Brian De Palma. A dog-eat-dog tale full of betrayal, deceit and murder, the film bludgeons the viewer with the myths that the only way to fight violence is with more violence, that only the strongest and most ruthless survive, and that it is impossible for a man to escape the sins of his past. After being in prison for five years, Charlie gets out resolving to go straight. However, everywhere he goes, his old life as a drug lord and mobster beckons him to return to a life of crime. His cocaine-addicted lawyer helps him become the manager/co-owner of a nightclub where Charlie desperately tries to steer clear of the drug culture and arrogant mobsters that support his business. His most difficult task is learning whom to trust–everyone has a secret agenda, and no one can be completely trusted. His old girl friend, now a topless dancer, sums up the attitude of everyone in the film, “You do what you got to do to survive…that’s how everyone ends up where they are.”

CARLITO’S WAY is a film full of profanity, graphic violence, drug abuse and sexual perversion. This is definitely not a film for children or impressionable teenagers since its violent images are gruesome and horrific. In short, the film contains nothing of redeeming social or moral value.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.