Our take
Deadpool is a loud adult superhero comedy, not a kids Marvel film. Expect a long sex stretch with female nudity, constant strong language, and very bloody killing played for laughs. Cancer, torture, and revenge sit under the jokes. Skipping the sex bits does not make the rest safe. Older teens and adults
Uplifting themes
Love and loyalty sit under the filth. Thin, still real He is loyal and funny. He is also cruel, sexual, and murderous
Story (may spoil tone)
The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Shootings, stabbings, torture, and revenge killings all the way through…
Shootings, stabbings, torture, and revenge killings all the way through. Comic, still brutal
Language Wall-to-wall f-word and motherf-word talk from the opening. A slur in a…
Wall-to-wall f-word and motherf-word talk from the opening. A slur in a song
Sex / nudity Long sex montage about 23:00 to 27:00 with breasts and buttocks. Strip…
Long sex montage about 23:00 to 27:00 with breasts and buttocks. Strip club about 1:11
Scene timestamps
- 00:23:00 Sex montage. Female breasts and buttocks, many simulated sex acts.
- 01:11:00 Strip club. Topless dancers. Some cuts look stronger than others.
Drugs / alcohol Drinking and comic drug-misuse jokes. Not a drug film
Drinking and comic drug-misuse jokes. Not a drug film
Frightening Not a horror movie. Torture and his burned body can still unsettle
Not a horror movie. Torture and his burned body can still unsettle
Self-harm / suicide Death-wish humour and cancer despair. Not a how-to, still named out loud
Death-wish humour and cancer despair. Not a how-to, still named out loud
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse A teenage girl is in the fighting at the end. On screen, not a joke
A teenage girl is in the fighting at the end. On screen, not a joke
Bullying / discrimination People flinch at Wade's scarred body. A racial slur is heard in a song
People flinch at Wade's scarred body. A racial slur is heard in a song
Gore / death / weapons Blood spurts, severed limbs, decapitations, swords and guns. Played as…
Blood spurts, severed limbs, decapitations, swords and guns. Played as slapstick
Dangerous behaviour Vigilante killing and guns. Clearly fantasy, still copycat-adjacent
Vigilante killing and guns. Clearly fantasy, still copycat-adjacent
Eating disorders / body image His burned, scarred body is on camera a lot. Disgust and punchlines abo…
His burned, scarred body is on camera a lot. Disgust and punchlines about how he looks
Mental health Cancer, rage, and living as a joke so he does not fall apart. Played br…
Cancer, rage, and living as a joke so he does not fall apart. Played broad
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement He loses the life he had and fears losing the person he loves. Buried u…
He loses the life he had and fears losing the person he loves. Buried under gags
Talk after watching
- The jokes sit on top of graphic killing. Did that make it easier or harder to watch?
- Wade's scarred body is treated as both a punchline and a wound. How did that land at home?