Our take
Havoc is a TV-MA Netflix crime thriller starring Tom Hardy as a detective fighting through a corrupt city after a botched drug raid. Violence is graphic and constant: shootouts, beatings, and bloody injuries fill long action set pieces. Strong language and drug-crime themes run throughout. Strictly for mature viewers, not teens expecting a standard cop story
Uplifting themes
Protecting an innocent gets brief emphasis amid the carnage The lead fights corruption but uses brutal methods throughout
Story (may spoil tone)
When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Nonstop shootouts, beatings, and close-quarters fights with a very high…
Nonstop shootouts, beatings, and close-quarters fights with a very high body count
Language Harsh profanity throughout tense police and gang confrontations
Harsh profanity throughout tense police and gang confrontations
Sex / nudity No sex found in this title
No sex found in this title
Drugs / alcohol Drug trafficking, raids, and criminal underworld activity dominate the…
Drug trafficking, raids, and criminal underworld activity dominate the plot
Frightening Relentless peril and betrayal keep tension high in dark urban set pieces
Relentless peril and betrayal keep tension high in dark urban set pieces
Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title
No self-harm found in this title
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title
No child peril found in this title
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons Gunshot wounds, stabbings, and bloody corpses fill the action
Gunshot wounds, stabbings, and bloody corpses fill the action
Dangerous behaviour Rogue cop tactics and weapon use may look heroic without legal conseque…
Rogue cop tactics and weapon use may look heroic without legal consequences shown
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
Talk after watching
- Corruption makes every ally suspect. How do you know whom to trust in a crisis?
- Action heroes often break rules to save someone. When does the end stop justifying the means?