The film contains a brief scene of the Vietnam war where some cross-fire during a battle is shown, coupled with shots of some men being shot. However, there are no details of blood-letting or injury.

There is an utterance of the expletive "fuck", expressed by a character, out of anger, during a phone conversation. In addition, the expletive is also seen on a placard carried by a protestor in another scene. Other swear words such as "shit" "damn" "goddamn", "hell", "son of a bitch", and "prick" are also used throughout the film.

Social drinking and cigarette smoking.

Drugs: None

The scene where Kay Graham has to decide between authorizing a story that could ruin the paper and send her to prison and standing up for freedom of the press is intense.

The film contains lots of suspense. The final scene is suspenseful.

The scene in Vietnam is somewhat intense.