A Star Is Born

Movie · 2018

A music-industry romance driven by themes of addiction, co-dependency, and tragedy, rated R. The film carries pervasive strong language, explicit substance abuse, moderate sexual content, and a suicide that is central to the plot and depicted with considerable detail.

Explicit sexual contentSelf-harm & suicideHarm to childrenMedical traumaGraphic violence & goreAbuse & manipulationSubstance abuseFlashing lights

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Self-harm & suicideearly in the film

A neon sign foreshadowing the method of the climactic suicide appears briefly in the background behind the lead character.

Explicit sexual contentthe bathtub and bedroom scenes, early-to-mid filmModerate

A couple is shown naked in a bathtub with a brief side view of nudity, followed by a brief intercourse scene with thrusting visible; additional moments of partial nudity appear elsewhere in the film.

Substance abusethe Grammy Awards sequence, late second actStrong

The male lead appears visibly intoxicated on stage, staggers to the podium during his partner's acceptance speech, loses bladder control publicly, and collapses.

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