John Goodman shows a topless cartoon woman on the back of his tie for a few seconds.

It is implied that a couple has sex but there is nothing shown at all, and they are seen waking up the next morning.

A comment about "the noise from the newlywed couple next door", or something along those lines, but just a side-comment, nothing that is emphasized.

Mild sexual noises are heard from the room next door and a character has his ear glued to the wall to listen.

A dead very bloody corpse with intense gore is shown in bed. The rib cage and intestines are visible for a long period of time.

A man is shot in leg.

A woman is struck and emotionally and physically abused.

One character is found dead in bed, with a lot of blood seen on the sheets. This is a fairly long scene.

Another character is shot in the chest with some blood, but this is brief.

One offscreen killing where a serial killer puts a shotgun to a man's head and a shot is heard. Before this he has shot this man in the ankle to stop him from running away. Again, there is some blood, but it is very brief.

A man is punched in the face, but it isn't in any way serious.

Some of the language is hard to hear.

Because it is set in the "fast-talking" business world of the 30's and 40's, language is used throughout including 4 uses of fuck, 4 uses of shit, 21 uses of hell, 14 uses of goddamn, 10 uses of damn, 9 uses of ass, 13 uses of son of a bitch, 2 uses of bastard, And 23 uses of "Jesus". 1 use of For Christ's sake, 4 uses of Christ, 1 use of tits, 1 use of dick's.

Language; there are 4 uses of "fuck" that give this the R rating, but there is no sexual dialogue.

Casual drinking and smoking, considering the time it represents. A character is seen to be violently abusive while incredibly drunk throughout several scenes. Drinking and Alcohol abuse is shown excessively throughout the film.

Despite being funny at times, there are also times where the movie can be quite disturbing.

The movie's atmosphere is somewhat eerie.

The story is dark and surreal, and toward the end some twists make it suspenseful and intense.