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Michael Keaton, Rosario Dawson, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Hoogenakker, Will Poulter, and Kaitlyn Dever in Dopesick (2021)

Parents guide

Dopesick

Content rating

  • Sex & Nudity:
    Mild
  • Violence & Gore:
    Mild
  • Profanity:
    Moderate
  • Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking:
    Severe
  • Frightening & Intense Scenes:
    Moderate

Sex & Nudity

Mild
51 of 107 found this mild
Contains moderate sexual content with no nudity. Some sex scenes, including homosexual ones.
A woman in a car offers a man sexual favors.
A young woman takes a shower in the first episode. Her bare upper back is shown.
Lesbian sex scene
A lot of gay scenes.

Violence & Gore

Mild
24 of 37 found this mild
A man is seen punching a man who starts bleeding in his face.

Profanity

Moderate
24 of 51 found this moderate
Moderate strong language used throughout
Every episode contains a bunch of f-words.
Around 7 sexual uses of fuck, mostly coming from Phillipa Soo's character.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Severe
42 of 51 found this severe
Prescription drug abuse is a central theme, painkillers are used and frequently alluded to with honest depictions of addiction and dependence
Cigarette smoking by background characters, but none of the recurring.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

Moderate
14 of 38 found this moderate

Certifications

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  • Argentina
    • 16Star+ rating
  • Australia
    • MA15+
  • Belgium
    • 12
  • Brazil
    • 16self-applied
  • Canada
    • 18+
  • France
    • 16self-applied
  • Germany
    • 12self-applied
  • India
    • A
  • Indonesia
    • 21+self-applied
  • Israel
    • 16self-applied
  • Italy
    • VM16self-applied
  • Japan
    • R18+
  • Luxembourg
    • 12
  • Mexico
    • C
  • Netherlands
    • 12self-applied
  • New Zealand
    • R16
  • Russia
    • 18+
  • Singapore
    • M18
  • South Africa
    • 16
  • South Korea
    • 19
  • Spain
    • 16self-applied
  • Sweden
    • 15
  • Taiwan
    • 15+self-applied
  • Thailand
    • 15
  • Turkey
    • 18+
  • United Kingdom
    • 15
  • United States
    • TV-MA

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