Parents Guide for
Pay It Forward (2000)

We see some scantily clad dancers in the club where Arlene works (doing some stripper type dancing and moves). While no nudity is present, they are bra/bikini-like tops and short shorts. We then see Arlene wearing a bra/bikini-like top that shows lots of cleavage.

A boy is slapped across the face. A man smashes a window and steals a radio. A man threatens a woman with a knife before fleeing in a car. A car smashes into another car and the windows shatter. A man pulls out a gun and threatens a woman. A girl is seen having an asthma attack. A man almost runs over a boy on a bike. A man grabs another man and throws him into a bathroom. (Loud clangs and yells are heard.) A man threatens to abuse a boy (his kid). A boy is stabbed; he gasps and blood pours out of the wound. He falls to the ground and twitches. We later hear that he has died. There are several talks about a man abusing his wife and child. There is a discussion in which a man graphically describes being attacked and burned alive by his father in a murder attempt.

At least 25 "s" words, 1 slang term using male genitals ("d*ck"), 10 asses (1 used with "hole"), 2 craps, 2 damns, 2 S.O.B.s, 1 hell, 3 uses each of "G-damn" and "Oh my God," 2 each of "Christ" and "My God" and 1 use each of "For God's sakes," "God," "Jesus," "Oh God" and "Oh Jesus" as exclamations.

We see that Jerry is a junkie when Arlene spots the track marks on his arm. Later, when Trevor goes to see him, we see that Jerry is high (and he won't go out to see Trevor).

Jerry finds a woman who's about to commit suicide by jumping from a bridge. As she stands on a railing, we see a view from above her, showing how high above the body of water she really is (that might be unsettling to some viewers, but she ultimately doesn't jump).