What is Filth rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is an R, with strong sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language. Keep it for adults.

Filth (2013)

Film · 1h 37m · Rated R

Comedy, Crime, Drama

A depraved, drug-addicted cop's relentless pursuit of promotion spirals into a darkly comic, surreal nightmare.

Bleak and pulpy, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is devastating.

Streaming on Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free), Fandango at Home (free) and Tubi (free).

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Filth parents guide

For an R, this one goes further: strong sex and nudity. Beyond that, strong violence and frequent strong language.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: None noted
Gore: Graphic gore; Blood and wounds shown clearly.
Violence: Strong violence; Violence is frequent or intense.
Sex and nudity: Strong; Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.
Language: Strong; Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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Three questions

Is Filth scary?: Only a little. Filth has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Filth?: Graphic gore and strong violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
What is Filth rated, and is it OK for kids?: It is an R, with strong sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language. Keep it for adults.

What is Filth about?

A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves the ending open to interpretation.