Why Is Deadpool & Wolverine Rated R?
Deadpool & Wolverinecertainly earns its R-rating.
So what specifically givesDeadpool & Wolverinethis rating?
(And do not worry, there will not be any spoilers in this rundown.)
Violence
The violence and gore inDeadpool & Wolverineare prominent and gratuitous, to say the least.
Nearly every major scene involves some kind of fight, usually one with swords, guns, or both.
In addition, there is repeated use of body horror used offensively to inflict physical and/or psychological damage.
Language
The New York Postcounted more than 100 uses of the F-word inDeadpool & Wolverine.
Beyond that, the adult language and dirty jokes in the movie are rampant.
There are several conversations involving explicit depictions of sexual behavior, desire, and history.
Some such turns of phrase can get quite colorful and often involve descriptive detail.
TheDeadpool & Wolverinepopcorn bucketon its own is a crude sexual joke.
There is also one joke indicating the molestation of someone presumably a child before the events of the movie.
Drugs
Interestingly, drugs are probably the least prominent of the reasons forDeadpool & Wolverine’s R-rating.
A joke inan early sneak peekrevealed thatKevin Feigespecifically banned cocaine or any alternative name for it from the movie.
In former Deadpool movies, that has been the largest source of drug use.
There are conversations about drugs including the not-necessarily-so-taboo cocaine but not too much drug usage.
However, alcohol consumption is a major component of the movie.
Granted, that is typically the case when it comes to Wolverine.
Deadpool & Wolverinehits theaters on Friday, July 26.
Gillian Blum has been a writer at The Direct since 2022, reporting primarily from New York City.
She also commonly reports on Percy Jackson, Invincible, and other similar franchises.
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