Whiplash (2014) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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Whiplash - Family Review

Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

2014 | 106 Minutes

Rated R for strong language including some sexual references
IMDB: 8.5 ⭐️ Votes: 865,336

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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    Fletcher makes a couple of brief sexual references, not explicit.

  • Violence
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    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.

    Neiman gets into a car accident, not very gory and explicit.

  • Profanity
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    Homophobic slur "faggot" is used twice by Fletcher, and one use of "cunt"

    Cocksuckers is said twice as an insult.

    90 F-bombs, some paired with "mother-" (and "father-").

    Very profane film.

    Fletcher is an extremely profane character who frequently uses swear words. This isn't done in a casual context; rather, he sounds extremely verbally abusive.

  • Intense Scenes
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    This movie is very intense.

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