Content & Trigger Warnings for Deadpool (2016)
10 content warnings identified for this movie.
Quick Summary
Yes, Deadpool (2016) contains 10 content warnings : Stalking / harassment, Terminal illness, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Needles / medical procedures, Explicit sexual content / nudity, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault / rape, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Blood / medical gore (severity 4/5), Body horror (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5), Gun violence (severity 4/5), Torture (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | |||
| Stalking / harassment | 2/5 | Depicted | Deadpool watches his girlfriend from a distance after his transformation |
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Terminal illness | 3/5 | Depicted | The protagonist has terminal cancer, which drives him to experimental treatment |
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Blood / medical gore | 4/5 | Depicted | Extremely graphic and stylized violence with abundant blood, dismemberment, and gore played for dark comedy |
| Body horror | 4/5 | Depicted | The mutation process causes extreme disfigurement shown in graphic detail |
| Needles / medical procedures | 3/5 | Depicted | Medical experimentation with injections shown during the mutation sequence |
| Sexual Content | |||
| Explicit sexual content / nudity | 3/5 | Depicted | Sex scenes and nudity including a montage sequence |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Gore / graphic violence | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic comic-book style violence with dismemberment, blood spray, and brutal kills |
| Gun violence | 4/5 | Depicted | Extensive gunfight sequences with many on-screen deaths |
| Sexual assault / rape | 2/5 | Referenced | Brief reference to sexual abuse in the character's backstory |
| Torture | 4/5 | Depicted | The protagonist is tortured extensively as part of his origin story |
Identity & Discrimination
Deadpool watches his girlfriend from a distance after his transformation
Mental Health & Emotional
The protagonist has terminal cancer, which drives him to experimental treatment
Phobias & Sensory
Extremely graphic and stylized violence with abundant blood, dismemberment, and gore played for dark comedy
Medical experimentation with injections shown during the mutation sequence
Sexual Content
Violence & Physical Harm
Graphic comic-book style violence with dismemberment, blood spray, and brutal kills
