Mean Streets

very strong language, strong violence, nudity, drug misuse

Director(s)Martin Scorsese

Production year1973

Genre(s)Crime, Drama, Thriller

Approx. running minutes112m

CastRobert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Amy Robinson, Richard Romanus, Cesare Danova, Victor Argo, George Memmoli, Lenny Scaletta, Jeannie Bell, Martin Scorsese, Martin Scorsese, Mardik Martin, Jonathan T. Taplin, Kent L. Wakeford, Sidney Levin

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Mean Streets

very strong language, strong violence, nudity, drug misuse

A man struggles with his volatile best friend and life in a New York crime family in this US drama, from 1973, in which ...

A man struggles with his volatile best friend and life in a New York crime family in this US drama, from 1973, in which language, violence, sexual material and drug misuse reflect the film’s gritty setting.

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

suicide and self-harm

very strong language, strong violence, nudity, drug misuse

Classified Date:

03/10/2023

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

violence

Strong violence features shootings which result in extensive bloodshed, as well as bloody aftermath detail. There are also brawls in which punches are exchanged and blows are delivered with pool cues.

threat and horror

There is moderate threat.

language

There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t'), as well as more frequent uses of strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker'). Milder bad language includes uses of 'skank', 'shit', 'balls', 'son of a bitch', 'ass', 'asshole', 'crap', 'bastard', 'screw', 'jerk-off', 'douchebag', 'moron', 'damn', 'hell', 'God', 'Jesus' and 'Christ'.

sex

There are moderate sex references, as well as a brief scene of moderate sex.

discrimination

There are uses of discriminatory language such as 'n****r' and 'chinks'. A man makes a discriminatory comment about a Black dancer in a club.

drugs

A man injects himself with heroin. There are also verbal drug references.

sexual violence and sexual threat

A man touches a woman's bottom without her consent.

suicide and self-harm

A man puts a gun in his mouth, but the scene cuts away before he pulls the trigger.

nudity

There is sustained sight of breast nudity as topless dancers perform on stage in a club and prepare backstage, as well as in a post-coital scene and as a women gets dressed.

dangerous behaviour

A man holds his hand near to naked flames as he tests his resilience to pain. A man throws a firecracker into a garbage can on the street which causes it to explode.

theme

There are references to a woman's epileptic condition which is triggered in a stressful situation and she collapses with a seizure. There are references to mental health.

Classified Date:

10/02/1993

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Electric Pictures

Classified Date:

22/02/1974

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia-Warner Dists

very strong language, strong violence, nudity, drug misuse

Classified Date:

06/10/2023

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

violence

threat and horror

There is moderate threat.

language

sex

There are moderate sex references, as well as a brief scene of moderate sex.

discrimination

There are uses of discriminatory language such as 'n****r' and 'chinks'. A man makes a discriminatory comment about a Black dancer in a club.

drugs

A man injects himself with heroin. There are also verbal drug references.

sexual violence and sexual threat

A man touches a woman's bottom without her consent.

suicide and self-harm

A man puts a gun in his mouth, but the scene cuts away before he pulls the trigger.

nudity

There is sustained sight of breast nudity as topless dancers perform on stage in a club and prepare backstage, as well as in a post-coital scene and as a women gets dressed.

dangerous behaviour

A man holds his hand near to naked flames as he tests his resilience to pain. A man throws a firecracker into a garbage can on the street which causes it to explode.

theme

There are references to a woman's epileptic condition which is triggered in a stressful situation and she collapses with a seizure. There are references to mental health.

strong violence

Classified Date:

17/11/2015

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Icon Home Entertainment

Contains strong violence and one use of very strong language

Classified Date:

17/03/2005

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Classified Date:

10/12/1993

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Electric Pictures

Classified Date:

21/02/1992

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Video Collection International

Classified Date:

08/04/2015

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Icon Home Entertainment

Classified Date:

25/06/2004

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Classified Date:

06/05/1994

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

General Networks Ltd

Classified Date:

10/02/1993

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Electric Pictures

Classified Date:

10/02/1993

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Electric Pictures

Classified Date:

15/02/2005

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD audio commentary

Classified date06/10/2023

LanguageEnglish

violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

suicide and self-harm

Director(s)Martin Scorsese

Production year1973

Genre(s)Crime, Drama, Thriller

Approx. running minutes112m

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very strong language, strong violence, nudity, drug misuse

Classified Date:

03/10/2023

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

violence

threat and horror

There is moderate threat.

language

sex

There are moderate sex references, as well as a brief scene of moderate sex.

discrimination

There are uses of discriminatory language such as 'n****r' and 'chinks'. A man makes a discriminatory comment about a Black dancer in a club.

drugs

A man injects himself with heroin. There are also verbal drug references.

sexual violence and sexual threat

A man touches a woman's bottom without her consent.

suicide and self-harm

A man puts a gun in his mouth, but the scene cuts away before he pulls the trigger.

nudity

There is sustained sight of breast nudity as topless dancers perform on stage in a club and prepare backstage, as well as in a post-coital scene and as a women gets dressed.

dangerous behaviour

A man holds his hand near to naked flames as he tests his resilience to pain. A man throws a firecracker into a garbage can on the street which causes it to explode.

theme

There are references to a woman's epileptic condition which is triggered in a stressful situation and she collapses with a seizure. There are references to mental health.

Classified Date:

10/02/1993

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Electric Pictures

Classified Date:

22/02/1974

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Columbia-Warner Dists

very strong language, strong violence, nudity, drug misuse

Classified Date:

06/10/2023

Version:

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

violence

threat and horror

There is moderate threat.

language

sex

There are moderate sex references, as well as a brief scene of moderate sex.

discrimination

There are uses of discriminatory language such as 'n****r' and 'chinks'. A man makes a discriminatory comment about a Black dancer in a club.

drugs

A man injects himself with heroin. There are also verbal drug references.

sexual violence and sexual threat

A man touches a woman's bottom without her consent.

suicide and self-harm

A man puts a gun in his mouth, but the scene cuts away before he pulls the trigger.

nudity

There is sustained sight of breast nudity as topless dancers perform on stage in a club and prepare backstage, as well as in a post-coital scene and as a women gets dressed.

dangerous behaviour

A man holds his hand near to naked flames as he tests his resilience to pain. A man throws a firecracker into a garbage can on the street which causes it to explode.

theme

There are references to a woman's epileptic condition which is triggered in a stressful situation and she collapses with a seizure. There are references to mental health.

strong violence

Classified Date:

17/11/2015

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Icon Home Entertainment

Contains strong violence and one use of very strong language

Classified Date:

17/03/2005

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Classified Date:

10/12/1993

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Electric Pictures

Classified Date:

21/02/1992

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Video Collection International

Classified Date:

08/04/2015

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Icon Home Entertainment

Classified Date:

25/06/2004

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Classified Date:

06/05/1994

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

General Networks Ltd

Classified Date:

10/02/1993

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Electric Pictures

Classified Date:

10/02/1993

Version:

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Electric Pictures

Classified Date:

15/02/2005

Version:

Use:

Physical media

Distributor:

Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

Paperwork Remarks:

DVD audio commentary

Classified date06/10/2023

LanguageEnglish