Parents guide

No sex or nudity; some sexual references made by Fletcher and by various students.

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.

Religious profanities include "goddamn" and "Jesus Christ."

Most of the F-words are said by JK Simmons.

Vulgar slurs (retard)

Homophobic slur "faggot" is used twice by Fletcher, and one use of "cunt", "Milk the cunt"

"Whiplash" is quite a profane film.

Cocksuckers is said twice as an insult.

90+ f bombs, some paired with "mother".

A man is shown drinking alcohol in a jazz bar.

Some mild drinking involved.

Some of the scenes in the film can be very intense and unexpected for sensitive viewers.

Terence Fletcher's meltdowns and abusive behavior are very disturbing.

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 young adult attacking the teacher.

Moderate/Severe for neurodivergent viewers.

This movie is disturbing in places, but in the end quite inspiring.

A young adult man has a violent tantrum/meltdown with the instructor saying he can't play the drums after he's tried so hard.

Fletcher is incredibly angry and raw the majority of the movie. It is excellent acting but it is very intense.

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.