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Intuition

Parents guide · ClearAge age 16+ · Official TV-MA

Movie 2020 116 min Thriller, Crime Checked by Dan S · 29 Oct 2026
Official Rating TV-MA ClearAge 16+

No Australia rating available — showing United States

Why our age differs

Official is US TV-MA. We say 16+ because murder, missing girls, and corrupt-police tension stay heavy throughout

What we flagged

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Violence
Strong
Sex and Nudity
Mild
Frightening
Moderate
Language
Strong

Our take

Intuition is a tense Netflix crime drama about homicide work, kidnapped girls in the headlines, and bodies examined in clinical detail. Strong swearing shows up in station arguments, and sex-work street talk plus an assault reference appear in the case file. Guns and stabbing evidence keep the mood heavy. We land at 16 and up because murder investigation detail, teen-victim peril talk, and coarse language make this a mature thriller

Uplifting themes

Seeking truth inside a compromised system still matters to the lead officer. The film values persistence over easy answers Pipa pushes for careful work when others want shortcuts. Many authority figures are compromised, so role models are mixed

Story (may spoil tone)

Police officer Pipa works on her first big case while simultaneously investigating her boss, who is suspected of murder. The prequel to "Perdida".

What we flagged

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Violence
Strong
Sex and Nudity
Mild
Frightening
Moderate
Language
Strong

Details

Violence Strong Murders, gunshots, and detailed talk of neck stabbings drive the invest…

Murders, gunshots, and detailed talk of neck stabbings drive the investigation from early on. The violence is crime-procedural rather than nonstop action, yet the impact stays strong

Language Strong Lots of strong swearing, mostly the f-word, with hell, damn, and harsh…

Lots of strong swearing, mostly the f-word, with hell, damn, and harsh insults in station fights. Police pressure keeps the language rough

Sex / nudity Mild Sex workers approach on the street and an affair comes up in questionin…

Sex workers approach on the street and an affair comes up in questioning. The film stays talky about sex rather than lingering on nudity

Drugs / alcohol Mild Beer orders, drunk-driver talk, and a drinking memory sit in the case c…

Beer orders, drunk-driver talk, and a drinking memory sit in the case chatter. Alcohol is social and incidental, not a glamour plot

Frightening Moderate Headlines about kidnapped girls, monster talk about suspects, and late-…

Headlines about kidnapped girls, monster talk about suspects, and late-night murder beats keep a cold dread. The fear is investigative unease more than jump-scare horror

Self-harm / suicide Mild News and dialogue report that a suspect killed himself. The film names…

News and dialogue report that a suspect killed himself. The film names the death without turning it into a method lesson

Sexual violence Mild Investigators note that a victim was not sexually assaulted while revie…

Investigators note that a victim was not sexually assaulted while reviewing the body. The topic is raised in clinical case talk only

Child peril / abuse Moderate Missing and murdered girls, including school-age victims in the case hi…

Missing and murdered girls, including school-age victims in the case history, sit at the centre of the investigation. Young people are the ones in danger in the headlines parents will notice

Gore / death / weapons Moderate Corpses are examined, blood pooling is described, and knives and guns m…

Corpses are examined, blood pooling is described, and knives and guns matter to the evidence. Injury detail is clear without becoming torture spectacle

Grief / bereavement Mild Officers and relatives carry the weight of murdered partners and childr…

Officers and relatives carry the weight of murdered partners and children through the case. Loss sits under the procedural grind

Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.

We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.

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Talk after watching

  • Pipa has to trust her instincts while doubting people in power. How do you decide when a gut feeling needs more evidence?
  • The case involves missing girls and violence against women. Why does community silence make those crimes harder to stop?