Why is “Hurry Up Tomorrow” rated R? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “language throughout, drug use, some bloody violence and brief nudity.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a number of scenes that contain bright flashing lights and swirling camera effects that could cause discomfort for those with sensory sensitivity, a couple of implied sex scenes with partial nudity, a few kissing scenes, a man and a woman fighting and leading to one person’s death by stabbing, a house being set ablaze with no one inside, a man being threatened to be set on fire, many arguments, discussions of addiction, abandonment and heartbreak, and over 70 F-words and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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A musician (Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd) struggling with anxiety spirals out of control after a heartbreak, but has a chance encounter with a woman (Jenna Ortega) that forces him to come to terms with the personal issues that have been weighing on him. Also with Barry Keoghan and the voice of Riley Keough. Directed by Trey Edward Shults. [Running Time: 1:45]

Hurry Up Tomorrow SEX/NUDITY 5

 – A partially nude woman lies in a bed sleeping (we see her bare breast) and a man wearing a bathrobe sits in a room nearby (sex is implied). A man and a woman hug and caress each other tenderly; we see their fingers intertwine in close-up and sex is implied.
► A photo of a woman wearing a bikini that reveals bare abdomen, shoulders and cleavage is seen. A man wears a tank T-shirt that reveals bare shoulders and his partial chest in several scenes. A woman wears a low-cut top that reveals cleavage and part of her bra.
► Two women embrace a man and he kisses them. A man lies on the floor and thrusts his hips suggestively. A photo shows a man and a woman embracing. A man rests his head on a woman’s shoulder.
► A man sends messages to someone and a woman with him (after a night together) asks who it is; he becomes distant and prepares to leave, as she seems to become jealous and argues with him.

Hurry Up Tomorrow VIOLENCE/GORE 6

 – A man knocks at a door and a woman tries to send him away; he breaks the door, they argue and fight, she holds a knife toward him and he knocks it to the floor and pins her; she then knees him in the groin, they continue to struggle and she throws a glass at him, he pushes her to the floor and straddles her choking her as she stabs him in the neck with a shard of glass (blood pulses from the neck wound covering his face and pooling on the floor). A woman pours gasoline on a man tied in a bed and stands over him holding a lighter: she lights it threatening to set the man on fire and we see the room engulfed in flames with no one in the bed (it could be an imagined sequence).
► A woman argues with a man about being distant and not seeming to care about her after they spent a night together and the man yells at her and walks toward the door; the woman hits him in the back of the head knocking him unconscious and he wakes up tied by the hands and feet to a bed. A woman holds a pillow over a man’s face when he tries to call for help (he’s tied by the hands and feet to a bed) when someone knocks on the door (we see him with a gag in his mouth later).
► A man, unconscious from a blow to the head, seems to hallucinate about a hotel being completely empty, and he walks through a city street that is completely empty and silent; he gets on an elevator that takes him to the parking garage that is pitch black and silent, he sees a person in the shadows and she stands up screaming and flailing; the man runs away and comes to a fire burning on a sandy beach and it looks like a person is standing in the flames as the man wakes up with a start and panics realizing he is tied to the bed. After waking up tied to a bed, a man argues with a woman about untying him and she refuses.
► A woman pours a large container of gasoline all around a house containing personal items (there is no one inside) while crying and lights it with a lighter before running away to a car; the car won’t start initially and we hear the house being engulfed in flames accompanied by popping and glass breaking as she speeds away (we see a large cloud of smoke in the distance).
► A woman’s voice on a phone message says that she is leaving a man for causing her pain and that he deserves to end up alone (we hear this several times). A woman argues with a man to tell her about someone that he loved and he hurt her, and she broke his heart. A man yells at a woman on the phone and calls her names before throwing the phone at a mirror and shattering it. A man tells a woman that he is falling apart without her. A woman on the phone yells at another woman (her daughter) and accuses her of destroying “everything you touch.” Two men argue in a few scenes with one man trying to convince the other man to perform. A man hears noises while submerged in a tub of water, he sees a shadowy figure approaching him and hears a scream causing him to lunge out of the water gasping and he uses his inhaler. A woman says that she was abandoned by her father when she was young. A man says to a woman, “Don’t ever leave me.”
► During a performance, a man is unable to hit certain notes and holds his throat; he stops singing and eventually leaves the stage causing the crowd to jeer and boo. A man walks on stage and stands in scaffolding above the crowd as they cheer loudly; he walks onto the stage and sings with lights flashing and people cheering and singing along. A woman and a man bump into each other in a passage and security approaches the woman but the man sends them away. A woman pumps gas into a tank from another person’s vehicle and carries it to her car as a police officer drives into the parking lot and the officer gets out and seems to be looking at her suspiciously.
► A man prepares for performances by lifting weights and shadowboxing and he punches another man wearing a protective belt in the abdomen in one scene. A song’s lyrics refer to pain and abandonment. A doctor diagnoses a man with MTD (Muscle Tension Dysphonia) caused by psychological stress and anxiety. A man tells another man, “You’re invincible,” and “You’re not human.”
► Bright lights flash and strobe in numerous scenes during performances and in a club scene, and the camera spins around rapidly in a few scenes, as images become distorted by light. Bright lights flash and swirl around a man and a woman at a fair; they get on rides and are jostled. An extreme close-up of an eye shows the reflection of eyelashes and bright lights. A person with hypermobility twists and stretches his limbs and neck around unnaturally while performing on a boardwalk.

Hurry Up Tomorrow LANGUAGE 10

 – About 72 F-words and its derivatives, 1 scatological term, 3 mild obscenities, name-calling (not cool, obsessive, crazy, stupid), exclamations (just chill, you know the drill, shut-up, shut the [F-word deleted] up, chill the [F-word deleted] out, freaked out, calm down, stop it, what’s wrong with you, you’re killing me), 6 religious exclamations (e.g. God, oh my God, Jesus Christ). | profanity glossary |

Hurry Up Tomorrow SUBSTANCE USE

 – A man snorts cocaine from a table (we see him with powder on his nose later), a man uses an inhaler in a few scenes, a man mixes a drink for another man using a prescription medication, a man snorts cocaine from his hand and offers some to another man that also snorts from his hand, a man drinks from a bottle without a label and takes an unidentified pill, and a song’s lyrics include, “I’m high again.” Several men and women in the back of a limousine drink glasses of liquor, people in a club drink and dance, a man drinks from a bottle without a label, and people drink in a bar scene. A man smokes a cigarette in a passage leading to a stage in a coliseum, a man smokes a cigarette, and a man smokes a cigarette on a plane and puts it out in a plate of food.

Hurry Up Tomorrow DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Abandonment, sorrow, guilt, stress, anxiety, success, heartbreak, trust, codependency, toxicity, drug addiction, loneliness, failure.

Hurry Up Tomorrow MESSAGE

 – Facing the truth and being honest can relieve guilt and remorse.