The Listener
strong language, sexual violence references, suicide references
Director(s) Steve Buscemi
Production year2024
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes96m
CastTessa Thompson, Derek Cecil, Margaret Cho, Blu del Barrio
The Listener
strong language, sexual violence references, suicide references
THE LISTENER is a US drama film in which a helpline volunteer spends a night counselling strangers in need.
THE LISTENER is a US drama film in which a helpline volunteer spends a night counselling strangers in need.
language
The film features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'bitch', 'slut', 'shit', 'asshole', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'damn'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man breathes heavily down the phone to a woman; there are also verbal references to men masturbating whilst on the phone to her. In one scene a man confesses to 'deep faking' a teenage girl's face onto a woman in a pornographic film, resulting in her having to move schools. There are also verbal references to child sexual abuse.
suicide and self-harm
A woman expresses her suicidal thoughts on a phone call to a helpline volunteer.
additional issues
There are undetailed references to domestic abuse when a young woman speaks about her violent partner on a helpline. A former marine recalls his experiences of killing soldiers and the emotional impact it had on him. A cop refers to his colleague as being racist and says that he has heard him use 'the N word'. He also speaks about more systemic racism within the police force. Verbal references are made to drug and alcohol addiction.
strong language, sexual violence references, suicide references
Classified Date:
04/04/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Vertical Entertainment
language
The film features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'bitch', 'slut', 'shit', 'asshole', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'damn'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man breathes heavily down the phone to a woman; there are also verbal references to men masturbating whilst on the phone to her. In one scene a man confesses to 'deep faking' a teenage girl's face onto a woman in a pornographic film, resulting in her having to move schools. There are also verbal references to child sexual abuse.
suicide and self-harm
A woman expresses her suicidal thoughts on a phone call to a helpline volunteer.
additional issues
There are undetailed references to domestic abuse when a young woman speaks about her violent partner on a helpline. A former marine recalls his experiences of killing soldiers and the emotional impact it had on him. A cop refers to his colleague as being racist and says that he has heard him use 'the N word'. He also speaks about more systemic racism within the police force. Verbal references are made to drug and alcohol addiction.
Classified date04/04/2024
LanguageEnglish
language
The film features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'bitch', 'slut', 'shit', 'asshole', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'damn'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man breathes heavily down the phone to a woman; there are also verbal references to men masturbating whilst on the phone to her. In one scene a man confesses to 'deep faking' a teenage girl's face onto a woman in a pornographic film, resulting in her having to move schools. There are also verbal references to child sexual abuse.
suicide and self-harm
A woman expresses her suicidal thoughts on a phone call to a helpline volunteer.
additional issues
There are undetailed references to domestic abuse when a young woman speaks about her violent partner on a helpline. A former marine recalls his experiences of killing soldiers and the emotional impact it had on him. A cop refers to his colleague as being racist and says that he has heard him use 'the N word'. He also speaks about more systemic racism within the police force. Verbal references are made to drug and alcohol addiction.
Director(s) Steve Buscemi
Production year2024
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes96m
CastTessa Thompson, Derek Cecil, Margaret Cho, Blu del Barrio
strong language, sexual violence references, suicide references
Classified Date:
04/04/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Vertical Entertainment
language
The film features strong language ('f**k') and uses of 'bitch', 'slut', 'shit', 'asshole', 'Jesus', 'Christ' and 'damn'.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man breathes heavily down the phone to a woman; there are also verbal references to men masturbating whilst on the phone to her. In one scene a man confesses to 'deep faking' a teenage girl's face onto a woman in a pornographic film, resulting in her having to move schools. There are also verbal references to child sexual abuse.
suicide and self-harm
A woman expresses her suicidal thoughts on a phone call to a helpline volunteer.
additional issues
There are undetailed references to domestic abuse when a young woman speaks about her violent partner on a helpline. A former marine recalls his experiences of killing soldiers and the emotional impact it had on him. A cop refers to his colleague as being racist and says that he has heard him use 'the N word'. He also speaks about more systemic racism within the police force. Verbal references are made to drug and alcohol addiction.
Classified date04/04/2024
LanguageEnglish
