Should you still be concerned about the film and its appropriateness for anyone in your home who may want to see it, we suggest that you more closely examine our detailed content listings for more specific examples of what occurs in the film. While we don't see their actual deaths, the out of control moments leading up to them may be tense to some viewers. A few moments of violence are present, including a scene where several characters are killed in a car crash. Various characters have varying degrees of bad/disrespectful attitudes (some of them being strong), while some tense family moments involve a husband and wife in a strained marriage. He also smokes throughout the film, while various other people also smoke.
The protagonist is an alcoholic and is often seen drinking and/or drunk (when he's surly and disrespectful to others such as when he urinates in a fireplace during a party), while others also drink. A few sexually related comments are made, while a sexual encounter is seen (somewhat graphic with movement), as is the beginning of another one and other sex is implied/suggested. Profanity is listed as extreme due to at least 18 uses of the "f" word, while other expletives and colorful phrases are also used. OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this R-rated drama. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below).
PLOT: It's Greenwich Village, 1941 and Jackson Pollock (ED HARRIS) is an American painter who's been working under the WPA Federal Art Project and living with his brother, Sande (ROBERT KNOTT), and his family.
QUICK TAKE: Drama: A famous abstract painter tries coping with the various, conflicting aspects of both his personal and professional lives during the 1940s and '50s. (2000) (Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden) (R)