Can You Ever Forgive Me?

15+Movieguide rates it -4 for intentional blasphemy, evil, gross immorality and/or worldview problems (to be avoided).[1]

• Sex & nudity: Two men wake up in bed, both naked (sex implied); one shows bare buttocks. Brief glimpse of naked male butt. Sexual themes and references.[1][2][3]
• Violence: A man shown with bruises and scrapes after being beaten in a hate crime. Characters threaten harm and discuss suicide.[1][2][3]
• Language: Strong language throughout including many uses of f--k, s--t, c--t, twat. 16 uses of fuck, around 10 shit, one cunt, one fag. Pervasive strong language.[1][2][3]
• Drugs & alcohol: Two main characters are active alcoholics, often shown drinking. Some cocaine and marijuana use. Brief drug use.[1][2][3]
• Frightening & intense: Bleak story with tense emotional confrontations.[1][2]

Representation: Both primary characters are homosexual and some scenes contain depictions or references to their relationships; one character is apparently compulsively sexual, eventually contracting AIDS.[1][2]

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