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Emilia Pérez

Movie 2024 132 min MA 15+ Drama, Thriller
AMU 16+ * Quality ★★★★☆

Our take

Emilia Pérez is a stylised crime musical about a lawyer pulled into a cartel boss's new life. Expect f-word language, cartel violence, a rape described in testimony, suicide talk, and grim body disposal. Songs sit on top of ugly material. Older teens and adults

Story (may spoil tone)

Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization.

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Violence
Strong
Language
Strong
Sex / nudity
Mild
Drugs / alcohol
Mild
Frightening
Moderate
Self-harm / suicide
Moderate
Sexual violence
Moderate
Child peril / abuse
Bullying / discrimination
Mild
Gore / death / weapons
Moderate
Dangerous behaviour
Eating disorders / body image
Mental health
Gambling
Grief / bereavement

Details

Violence Strong Cartel killing, kidnapping, and a world built on murder. The musical fr…

Cartel killing, kidnapping, and a world built on murder. The musical frame does not soften it much

Language Strong Regular strong language, including the f-word, in songs and arguments

Regular strong language, including the f-word, in songs and arguments

Sex / nudity Mild Talk of sex-change surgery, kissing, and tears on a kissed hand. Adult,…

Talk of sex-change surgery, kissing, and tears on a kissed hand. Adult, not a sex film

Drugs / alcohol Mild Whisky is poured. An early song name-checks ecstasy

Whisky is poured. An early song name-checks ecstasy

Frightening Moderate Cartel kidnapping and the dread of disappearing. Musical, still menacing

Cartel kidnapping and the dread of disappearing. Musical, still menacing

Self-harm / suicide Moderate Suicide is used as a legal cover story, and a character sings about wan…

Suicide is used as a legal cover story, and a character sings about wanting to die

Sexual violence Moderate A character describes being raped by a partner. Named as harm, not stag…

A character describes being raped by a partner. Named as harm, not staged as entertainment

Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title

No child peril found in this title

Bullying / discrimination Mild A trans woman's new life sits inside a macho crime world

A trans woman's new life sits inside a macho crime world

Gore / death / weapons Moderate Dismemberment and corpse disposal are spoken and implied. Grim, not a g…

Dismemberment and corpse disposal are spoken and implied. Grim, not a gore showcase

Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title

No dangerous behavior found in this title

Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title

No eating found in this title

Mental health No mental health found in this title

No mental health found in this title

Gambling No gambling found in this title

No gambling found in this title

Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title

No grief found in this title

Talk after watching

  • The film mixes musical numbers with cartel harm. Did the songs make it easier or harder to sit with?
  • A character describes being raped. How should that sit with younger viewers?
  • People want a new life. What does the film think that costs?