None
686 of 826 found this to have none
No sex or nudity; some sexual references made by Fletcher and by various students.
There are minor sexual references made throughout by Fletcher, but overall no nudity.
Mild
413 of 614 found this mild
A man plays the drums quickly and gets an open callus. Instead of stopping, he puts on a bandage and keeps playing. Blood seeps through the bandage, and the man puts on more bandages.
Drumming involving bloodied hands. Drops of blood can also be clearly seen on drum sets. In one scene, Andrew dips his injured hand in a bucket of ice water and it becomes quite bloody.
Severe
789 of 877 found this severe
Some religious profanities: "goddamn" and "Jesus Christ".
Terence Fletcher is extremely abusive and uses homophobic slurs to his students.
97 uses of "fuck". 3 uses of "cocksucker". Other uses include "shit", "prick", "faggot", "pussy", "dick", "pansy", "bitch", "ass", "damn", "hell", etc.
1 use of "cunt"
Mild
337 of 563 found this mild
A man is shown drinking alcohol in a jazz bar.
Some mild drinking involved.
Moderate
347 of 675 found this moderate
Some of the scenes in the film can be very intense and unexpected for sensitive viewers.
Terence Fletchers meltdowns and abusive techniques are horrible and can be very hard to watch for all viewers.
This movie is very intense.
The music teacher is likely mentally ill and takes out his frustrations on other people.
Kind of a sad movie. There's violence such as yelling and throwing things and a paralyzed young adult attacking the teacher.
Moderate/Severe for neurodivergent viewers.
Vulgar slurs (f**got, re***d)
Although a music-themed film, the film is extremely intense throughout as well as emotional. In particular, Fletcher's treatment of his students is incredibly disturbing, to the point of outright cruelty, and will upset most viewers.