“End of Watch” portrays two police officers in South Central Los Angeles and the conflicted dynamics between trying to enforce the law in a lawless neighborhood and leading a “normal” family life. Much of the footage in this film was from the point of view of patrol car dashboard cameras and home video clips by both the cops and the gang bangers. The tension was heightened by turf wars between Hispanic and black gangs. Add to that, a Mexican cartel running a human trafficking and drug ring in the same area and you have a non-stop crime drama of gigantic proportions. To punctuate the frenetic action the bloody violence, sexual expletives, obscenities and profanities were also non-stop.

Whether “End of Watch” is a realistic portrayal or not the graphic nature of the content in this film prohibits Dove from awarding its “Family-Approved” Seal.