The 3 concerns are language violence, and most of all, DRUGS. The violence is about as bad as John Wick (worst seen is a closeup head shot with a magnum, brains on window) This film has the 2nd most f word in any movie, the f word is used 1 time per 30 seconds along with every cuss known to man.

The 1983 film Scarface is rated R primarily for pervasive strong graphic violence, drug content, and extreme profanity. When first submitted to the MPAA, it was famously slapped with an X rating (equivalent to NC-17 today) because of the "chainsaw scene" and the sheer volume of bloodshed during the final shootout. Director Brian De Palma had to appeal the decision multiple times to secure the R rating. Beyond the violence, the film holds a historical record for its use of language; the "F-word" is used 226 times, which was staggering for the early 80s. The film’s unflinching portrayal of cocaine addiction and the "excesses of the criminal lifestyle" also contributed to the rating. Even in 2026, Scarface remains a benchmark for the "hard R" rating, as it avoids any attempt to sanitize the brutal reality of its protagonist's rise and fall in the Miami drug trade.