• Director(s)

    Martin Scorsese

  • Production Year

    1973

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    112m

  • Cast

    Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval

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Film

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 language, violence, sexual material and drug misuse reflect the film’s gritty setting.…

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.

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violence

threat and horror

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

suicide and self-harm

  • Director(s)

    Martin Scorsese

  • Production Year

    1973

  • Genre(s)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

  • Approx. running minutes

    112m

  • Cast

    Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval

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very strong language, strong violence, nudity, drug misuse
Classified Date:
03/10/2023
Version:
2D
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:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Electric Pictures
Classified Date:
22/02/1974
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia-Warner Dists
very strong language, strong violence, nudity, drug misuse
Classified Date:
06/10/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
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.
strong violence
Classified Date:
17/11/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Icon Home Entertainment
Contains strong violence and one use of very strong language
Classified Date:
17/03/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
10/12/1993
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Electric Pictures
Classified Date:
21/02/1992
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Video Collection International
Classified Date:
08/04/2015
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Icon Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
25/06/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
06/05/1994
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
General Networks Ltd
Classified Date:
10/02/1993
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Electric Pictures
Classified Date:
10/02/1993
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Electric Pictures
Classified Date:
15/02/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD audio commentary

  • Classified date

    06/10/2023

  • Language

    English