The Whale
strong language, sex, drug misuse
Director(s)Darren Aronofsky
Production year2021
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes117m
CastBrendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton, Sathya Sridharan, Jacey Sink, Allison Altman, Lance Oppenheim, Grace Perkins, Darren Aronofsky, Samuel D. Hunter, Darren Aronofsky, Jeremy Dawson, Ari Handel, Rob Simonsen, Matthew Libatique, Andrew Weisblum, Lindsay Graham, Mary Vernieu, Mark Friedberg, Robert Pyzocha
The Whale
strong language, sex, drug misuse
THE WHALE is a US drama in which an unhealthy man tries desperately to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
THE WHALE is a US drama in which an unhealthy man tries desperately to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'asshole', 'piss', 'screw', 'God', 'Christ', 'Jesus').
sex
A man is seen watching porn, in which a man thrusts into another from behind against a wall. It is implied the man is masturbating as he watches. There are moderate sex references.
drugs
Characters are seen smoking a pipe containing marijuana. A girl uses medication to knock a man out, and briefly threatens to use pills to end his life.
additional issues
A man is seen struggling with an eating disorder, which causes him to binge eat unhealthy food. There is use of discriminative terms including 'dyke', 'retard' and 'faggot', and references to various characters' homophobic attitudes. Negative reactions to a man's weight are presented by different individuals. Such discriminatory behaviour is clearly disapproved of by the film as a whole. It is strongly implied that a man has taken his own life, and there are allusions to another character's possibly suicidal intentions. A character makes undetailed references to sexual violence. There are scenes of emotional upset, in which a person is seen struggling with life threatening health issues. There are brief sequences of mild threat.
strong language, sex, drug misuse
Classified Date:
23/01/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
A24 Films
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'asshole', 'piss', 'screw', 'God', 'Christ', 'Jesus').
sex
A man is seen watching porn, in which a man thrusts into another from behind against a wall. It is implied the man is masturbating as he watches. There are moderate sex references.
discrimination
There is use of discriminative terms including 'dyke', 'retard' and 'faggot', and references to various characters' homophobic attitudes. Negative reactions to a man's weight are presented by different individuals. Such discriminatory behaviour is clearly disapproved of by the film as a whole.
drugs
Characters are seen smoking a pipe containing marijuana. A girl uses medication to knock a man out, and briefly threatens to use pills to end his life.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A character makes undetailed references to sexual violence.
suicide and self-harm
A man is seen struggling with an eating disorder, which causes him to binge eat unhealthy food.
suicide and self-harm
It is strongly implied that a man has taken his own life, and there are allusions to another character's possibly suicidal intentions.
theme
There are scenes of emotional upset, in which a person is seen struggling with life threatening health issues.
strong language, sex, drug misuse
Classified Date:
06/03/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
A24 Films
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'asshole', 'piss', 'screw', 'God', 'Christ', 'Jesus').
sex
A man is seen watching porn, in which a man thrusts into another from behind against a wall. It is implied the man is masturbating as he watches. There are moderate sex references.
drugs
Characters are seen smoking a pipe containing marijuana. A girl uses medication to knock a man out, and briefly threatens to use pills to end his life.
Classified Date:
20/12/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
A24 Films
Classified Date:
18/11/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
A24 Films
Classified date06/03/2023
LanguageEnglish
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'asshole', 'piss', 'screw', 'God', 'Christ', 'Jesus').
sex
A man is seen watching porn, in which a man thrusts into another from behind against a wall. It is implied the man is masturbating as he watches. There are moderate sex references.
drugs
Characters are seen smoking a pipe containing marijuana. A girl uses medication to knock a man out, and briefly threatens to use pills to end his life.
additional issues
A man is seen struggling with an eating disorder, which causes him to binge eat unhealthy food. There is use of discriminative terms including 'dyke', 'retard' and 'faggot', and references to various characters' homophobic attitudes. Negative reactions to a man's weight are presented by different individuals. Such discriminatory behaviour is clearly disapproved of by the film as a whole. It is strongly implied that a man has taken his own life, and there are allusions to another character's possibly suicidal intentions. A character makes undetailed references to sexual violence. There are scenes of emotional upset, in which a person is seen struggling with life threatening health issues. There are brief sequences of mild threat.
Director(s)Darren Aronofsky
Production year2021
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes117m
CastBrendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton, Sathya Sridharan, Jacey Sink, Allison Altman, Lance Oppenheim, Grace Perkins, Darren Aronofsky, Samuel D. Hunter, Darren Aronofsky, Jeremy Dawson, Ari Handel, Rob Simonsen, Matthew Libatique, Andrew Weisblum, Lindsay Graham, Mary Vernieu, Mark Friedberg, Robert Pyzocha
strong language, sex, drug misuse
Classified Date:
23/01/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
A24 Films
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'asshole', 'piss', 'screw', 'God', 'Christ', 'Jesus').
sex
A man is seen watching porn, in which a man thrusts into another from behind against a wall. It is implied the man is masturbating as he watches. There are moderate sex references.
discrimination
There is use of discriminative terms including 'dyke', 'retard' and 'faggot', and references to various characters' homophobic attitudes. Negative reactions to a man's weight are presented by different individuals. Such discriminatory behaviour is clearly disapproved of by the film as a whole.
drugs
Characters are seen smoking a pipe containing marijuana. A girl uses medication to knock a man out, and briefly threatens to use pills to end his life.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A character makes undetailed references to sexual violence.
suicide and self-harm
A man is seen struggling with an eating disorder, which causes him to binge eat unhealthy food.
suicide and self-harm
It is strongly implied that a man has taken his own life, and there are allusions to another character's possibly suicidal intentions.
theme
There are scenes of emotional upset, in which a person is seen struggling with life threatening health issues.
strong language, sex, drug misuse
Classified Date:
06/03/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
A24 Films
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms ('bitch', 'bullshit', 'shit', 'asshole', 'piss', 'screw', 'God', 'Christ', 'Jesus').
sex
A man is seen watching porn, in which a man thrusts into another from behind against a wall. It is implied the man is masturbating as he watches. There are moderate sex references.
drugs
Characters are seen smoking a pipe containing marijuana. A girl uses medication to knock a man out, and briefly threatens to use pills to end his life.
Classified Date:
20/12/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
A24 Films
Classified Date:
18/11/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
A24 Films
Classified date06/03/2023
LanguageEnglish
