Hit Man | 2023 | R | – 6.5.10

Why is “Hit Man” rated R? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “language throughout, sexual content and some violence.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes several sex scenes with partial nudity, several implied sex scenes with partial nudity, several kissing and caressing scenes, discussions of sex and suggestive remarks, an argument that ends when a gun is drawn, many arrests after murders are plotted, many discussions of murder for hire and methods of murder, discussions of a police detective assaulting teenagers, several arguments, and about 77 F-words and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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A straitlaced Psychology professor (Glen Powell) also works for a Louisiana police department by assuming different personas, pretending to be an assassin in order to entrap those who plan to off their enemies and require professional help. Complications ensue when an attractive client (Adria Arjona) wanting to terminate her husband, falls for the professor’s sleek alter-ego hit man, and he reciprocates. Also with Retta, Austin Amelio, Molly Bernard, Kagga Jayson, Mike Markoff, Beth Bartley and Evan Holtzman. Directed by Richard Linklater. [Running Time: 1:55]

Hit Man SEX/NUDITY 6

 – A man and woman kiss in a bar and we then see them kissing passionately as they enter an apartment, and the man places the woman on the kitchen counter and kisses down her chest and between her legs (oral sex is implied); we then see them in a bedroom where the man removes his shirt (we see his bare chest and abdomen) and they have sex with thrusting and kissing (the woman’s bare back and partial bare breast are visible). A man and woman lie in bed together (he is shirtless and we see his bare chest and abdomen), they kiss, the woman kisses the man’s nipple, straddles him and moves under the covers toward below his waist (oral sex is implied). A woman wears a sexy costume and roleplays inviting a man to join her in her bedroom; she lies back on a bed and we see cleavage, her bra, her abdomen, and her bare legs above the stocking tops; the man moves between the woman’s legs and oral sex is implied as the scene ends. A man and a woman kiss, he kisses her chest and down her abdomen to off-screen (oral sex is implied).
► A man and woman kiss and caress each other and appear to be fully nude (we see their bare backs, his chest and abdomen, bare buttocks and part of the woman’s bare breast). A man and woman flirt in many scenes sometimes leading to kissing and embracing. A man and woman sit in a bathtub together and we see the man’s bare shoulders and chest. A man and a woman dance in a club and move suggestively as they kiss and caress each other; she is wearing a low-cut dress that reveals cleavage. A woman touches a man’s clothed thigh, places an envelope near his groin and makes an implied sexual invitation when hiring him to kill someone.
► A man and a woman make several references to being interested in a man sexually. A man refers to his former wife as, “…having a kid with someone else.”
► Women in a club wear bra tops and underwear that reveal cleavage, bare abdomens, buttocks and legs to the hips and several are shown entertaining men. A man’s shirt is partially unbuttoned to reveal part of his bare chest in a couple of scenes. A man wears a tank top that reveals his bare shoulders. A woman wears a low-cut dress that reveals cleavage. A woman wears a cropped top that reveals cleavage and her bare abdomen. A woman wears a T-shirt that reveals her bare legs to the hips. A woman wears a halter dress that reveals cleavage and her bare shoulders and back.

Hit Man VIOLENCE/GORE 5

 – A man sweats and holds his chest before collapsing on the floor (it is implied that he has been drugged) and a plastic bag is tied around his head; we see him stop breathing later.
► A man confronts a woman outside a club, they argue, he yells at her, grabs her arm and another man pulls a gun on him. Police cars surround a man and officers hold him at gunpoint before slamming him against a wall and handcuffing him.
► We hear that a man was found dead and it is a suspected drug deal gone badly. A man discusses in detail his methods for committing murder and disposal of the bodies in a few scenes (finger print removal, discarding dental evidence, where he would shoot someone to avoid a lot of blood, etc.). Individuals talk to a man to convince him to kill someone for them in exchange for money in several scenes, including one teen paying the man in video games to murder his mother. A man tries to psyche himself up for an undercover role he is going to play and repeats, “You are a killer.” A man says, “There are some people who need killing.” A man panics when he is told that he will be taking on an undercover operation for the police and will be pretending to be a hit man. When hiring a man to kill someone, a woman says that the intended victim has mental health issues and that it should look like a suicide. A woman says that her husband is a bad person and that she is scared. A woman says of another woman, “I could have strangled her to death,” seemingly jokingly. We hear about a police detective assaulting teenagers in a few scenes. A man in a lecture refers to people raping, pillaging and killing others. A man talks about liking to go birding and other people scoff at him.
► We see several clips from movies where people are murdered by gunshot, strangulation, breaking necks, and stabbing with some blood shown. A man takes target practice in a shooting range in a couple of scenes and shows a woman how to shoot in one scene. Several scenes show people being arrested and processed; followed by a few courtroom scenes discussing murder for hire and entrapment. A woman talks about hearing that cats smother babies. A woman holds a revolver and says she has it for self-defense as a man takes it from her and checks to make sure that it is not loaded.

Hit Man LANGUAGE 10

 – About 77 F-words and its derivatives, 1 obscene hand gesture, 10 sexual references, 32 scatological terms, 12 anatomical terms, 15 mild obscenities, name-calling (simple, plain, big talker, weird, twisted, dishonest, wild, crazy, manipulative, pathetic, hot shot, lone wolf, undercover ghoul, weak, sketchy, ruthless, gangster, volatile, normal, creepy, dirty cop, racist, misogynistic, unprofessional, druggie, loser, ungrateful, amateur, weirdo, needy, sloppy, pandering, jealous), exclamations (easy breezy, jeez Louise, hey, keep your mouth shut, freaked out, oh boy, wow, chill, sheesh, jeez, shut the [F-word deleted] up), 3 religious profanities (GD), 12 religious exclamations. (e.g. Holy [scatological term deleted], thank God, oh my God, God, oh God, Jesus Christ, Amen). | profanity glossary |

Hit Man SUBSTANCE USE

 – It is implied that a man has been drugged (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details). A woman drinks a beer in a bar, beer bottles are seen on a table in an apartment, and a woman gets a bottle of beer for a man. A woman smokes a cigarette, a man smokes a cigar, a man smokes and flicks the cigarette butt in the air, and a man and a woman share a cigarette.

Hit Man DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Friedrich Nietzsche, the Id, Ego and Superego, undercover operations, taking risks, happiness, passion, murder for hire, cancel culture, first impressions, guilt, human behavior, adjudicated probation, suicide, fantasy, social norms, intentions, personal justice, epistemology, sentimentality, regret, controlling behavior, survival, entrapment, role playing, notion of self.

Hit Man MESSAGE

 – Seize the identity you want for yourself.