The Brutalist

Movie · 2024

A 3-hour-35-minute epic drama following a Hungarian Jewish architect rebuilding his life in postwar America, rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, rape, and drug use. The film is unambiguously adult in every major content category and carries no meaningful content for younger viewers.

Sexual violenceExplicit sexual contentHarm to childrenMedical traumaGraphic violence & goreAbuse & manipulationSubstance abuseRacial & cultural stereotypes

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Explicit sexual contentearly in the filmStrong

A silent-era pornographic film is shown on screen with graphic full female nudity.

Substance abusethe first halfStrong

Extended scenes show the protagonist using heroin and drinking to excess; his addiction and its physical and mental toll are depicted across multiple sequences.

Explicit sexual contentthe middle actStrong

Graphic consensual sex scenes occur with full-frontal female nudity, oral sex, and manual sex.

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