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Desire

Parents guide · ClearAge age 17+ · Official R

Movie 2026 97 min Mystery, Drama Checked by Dan S · 1 Sep 2026
Official Rating R ClearAge 17+

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What we flagged

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Violence
Moderate
Sex and Nudity
Strong
Frightening
Mild
Language
Strong

Our take

A Mexican US R Netflix melodrama about a wealthy lawyer who begins an affair with her daughter's young swimming coach. Explicit sexual content includes nudity and passionate sex scenes, and the adult relationship drama turns into threats, blackmail, drugging and killings. Strong profanity runs throughout; adults drink heavily, and a teenager ingests a parent's prescription medication. The telenovela-style tone and unlikable characters make this strictly for mature viewers, not teens browsing Netflix family rows.

Uplifting themes

Commitment and patience in marriage are mentioned, though reviewers say the story rewards bad decisions more than growth

Story (may spoil tone)

Lucero’s life appears immaculate: a wealthy household, a devoted husband, and two children who embody the promise of a perfect family. Yet beneath this surface simmers a quiet dissatisfaction. When Matías, a young swimming coach hired by her husband, enters their lives, Lucero finds herself pulled into a risky and consuming relationship. As secrecy, desire, and jealousy tighten their grip, the boundaries within the family begin to collapse, placing mother and daughter in a dangerous emotional triangle that threatens to shatter everything Lucero has built.

What we flagged

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Violence
Moderate
Sex and Nudity
Strong
Frightening
Mild
Language
Strong

Details

Violence Moderate Blackmail, threats and killings escalate after the affair is exposed, a…

Blackmail, threats and killings escalate after the affair is exposed, and a bloody pool discovery frames the fatal turn

Language Strong Frequent strong profanity appears throughout arguments about the affair…

Frequent strong profanity appears throughout arguments about the affair, divorce and blackmail

Sex / nudity Strong TV-MA steamy content includes nudity, kissing, thrusting and dialogue a…

TV-MA steamy content includes nudity, kissing, thrusting and dialogue about sex and ongoing infidelity

Drugs / alcohol Mild Adults drink champagne, whiskey and tequila in social scenes

Adults drink champagne, whiskey and tequila in social scenes

Frightening Mild Obsession, stalking and violent fallout create sustained thriller tensi…

Obsession, stalking and violent fallout create sustained thriller tension rather than jump-scare horror

Gore / death / weapons Mild Deaths and a bloody aftermath belong to the crime-thriller turn, though…

Deaths and a bloody aftermath belong to the crime-thriller turn, though coverage emphasises melodrama over splatter

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

  • Lucero risks her marriage and career for Matías while her daughter is on his swim team. How would you handle a crush that crosses family boundaries?
  • Matías becomes obsessive when Lucero tries to end the affair. What are healthy signs that a relationship has turned controlling?