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Materialists | 2025 | R | – 5.3.6
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Why is “Materialists” rated R? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “language and brief sexual material.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a passionate kissing scene, several implied sex scenes with partial nudity, several kissing and embracing scenes, many discussions of dating, marriage and love, discussions of a sexual assault, several arguments, a couple of breakups, and at least 22 F-words and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.
A New York City matchmaker (Dakota Johnson) is stumped when she finds herself having to decide between a seemingly perfect person (Pedro Pascal) and her ex-boyfriend (Chris Evans). Also with Zoe Winters, Marin Ireland, Dasha Nekrasova, Emmy Wheeler, Louisa Jacobson and Eddie Cahill. Directed by Celine Song. [Running Time: 1:56]
Materialists SEX/NUDITY 5
– A man kisses a woman’s hand and the scene shifts to them kissing passionately and caressing in his apartment, as she removes her jacket and they move through the hallway to his bedroom and we hear laughing from off-screen; we later see clothing strewn on a floor around a bed where the man and woman lie covered with sheets (sex is implied) and we see their bare shoulders and backs. A man and woman lie in bed sleeping in a few scenes (sex is implied). A man steps on a used condom on the floor when he goes to his kitchen; he then goes to his roommate’s room and we see a man in bed with a woman sleeping (sex is implied).
► A man and woman kiss while dancing, the man stops and leaves the room and the woman follows; they argue briefly. A man and a woman kiss tenderly. A man and a woman kiss on an altar after they are married. A man kisses a woman on the face and they embrace; the man caresses her clothed pregnant abdomen.
► We see early humans as they become involved in a relationship and start a family: the man brings her tools and knives that he has made and ties a flower around the woman’s finger, they embrace and we later see that the woman is pregnant. A man and a woman hug deeply. A man and woman dance while embracing. A man steps close to a woman and appears near kissing her, but moves back away. A man and a woman flirt in several scenes. A man gives a woman a key to his apartment. Actors in a play talk about their parents meeting and “making love.”
► A woman describes a man following her into the bathroom while on a date with him (where he assaulted her). A woman is told that another woman was assaulted on the date that the first woman arranged for her. A man proposes to a woman. A man asks a woman, “Are you hitting on me?” We hear that a woman works as a matchmaker. A woman says that she is a voluntary celibate. A woman says that she will marry someone rich. People talk about a man being engaged to the “Tik-Tok girl” and that she does “OnlyFans” too. People describe the characteristics of the people they want to meet and date (age, physical attributes, height, income, etc.). A woman describes a man as a unicorn and that he is an impossible fantasy.
► A woman sees scars on a man’s leg and he becomes upset when she touches them; we understand that they are from a surgical procedure that made him 6″ taller. A woman finds an engagement ring in a man’s luggage packed for a trip they are taking together.
► A woman wears a deeply cut dress that reveals her bare back to the top of her buttocks and part of the side of her bare breast. A woman wears a low-cut blouse and a short skirt (cleavage and her legs to the upper thighs are seen). Several women in an office wear short dresses and low-cut tops that reveal cleavage and legs to the upper thighs. A woman wears a top with sheer panels that reveal her cleavage and abdomen through the fabric. A woman wears a man’s pajama top and underwear (we see her bare legs to the upper thighs).
Materialists VIOLENCE/GORE 3
– A woman describes a man following her into the bathroom while on a date with him (where he assaulted her). A woman calls another woman and tells her that a man that had assaulted her is outside her apartment and the police won’t help her; the woman later says that she will help her get a restraining order.
► A woman is upset after being told that the man she went on a date with is not interested in her. A man is dismissive about a woman he went on a date with and asks to be removed from a dating service. People talk about dying alone. A woman describes a surgery for increasing height and that it requires breaking the leg bones. A man and a woman argue about the cost of parking and she gets out of the car and walks away as he tells her how hard it is to make her happy. A woman says that we emulate the way our parents fight. A woman confronts another woman (a client) and they argue briefly.
► A man steps on a used condom on the floor when he goes to his kitchen; he then confronts his roommate and they argue. A man yells at his roommate for using his phone charger and throws the other man’s phone in a pot of boiling liquid on the stove. A man is dismissive of what a woman does for a living and says, “It’s not that serious.” A woman yells at another woman and tells her, “You are not a catch because you are not a fish.” A man accuses a woman of using him.
► A woman describes herself as having been born poor, and being a college dropout without a dowry. A woman says, “You’re not ugly, you just don’t have money.” A woman describes most marriages as ending with the people resenting each other, they stop having sex, they argue, and one of them will cheat. A woman says that love is really about changing each other’s diapers and burying each other. A woman says that she is marrying a man because he makes her sister jealous. A woman says that marriage is a business deal. A woman describes her job being like working at the morgue. A woman declares that she will only date conservative Republicans, and another woman says that she will only date white men.
Materialists LANGUAGE 6
– About 22 F-words, 11 scatological terms, 1 anatomical term, 1 mild obscenity, name-calling (entitled, grave buddy, unicorn, stupid, desperate, girl, worthless, disposable, buddy, boring, idiot, judgmental, broke, awful, cheap, Dr. Frankenstein, morons, joke, worthless merchandise, pimp, criminals, children, fatties, unprofessional, proper woman), 1 religious profanity (GD), 1 religious exclamation (e.g. oh my God). | profanity glossary |
Materialists SUBSTANCE USE
– A woman asks a man if he ever does drugs and she says that she smokes pot at parties (he admits that he does too). People drink champagne when celebrating a woman’s business success, people drink liquor and champagne at a wedding reception, a woman drinks several beers in her apartment, people drink in a bar, people drink sake with a meal, people drink at a wedding reception, a man and a woman drink wine with dinner, and a man says that his roommate has a drinking problem. Two women smoke cigarettes on a balcony, a woman smokes outside an apartment, and a man and a woman smoke cigarettes outside.
Materialists DISCUSSION TOPICS
– Dating, instincts, matchmaking, being realistic, marriage, divorce, self-worth, biological clock, fraud, customizing people, assault, respect, trust, material assets, family business, love, expectations, soulmates, trial and error, secrets, cost of weddings.
Materialists MESSAGE
– Dating is risky and finding love can be difficult.
CAVEATS
Be aware that while we do our best to avoid spoilers it is impossible to disguise all details and some may reveal crucial plot elements.
We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and older reviews are not as complete & accurate as recent ones; we plan to revisit and correct older reviews as resources and time permits.
Our ratings and reviews are based on the theatrically-released versions of films; on video there are often Unrated, Special, Director's Cut or Extended versions, (usually accurately labelled but sometimes mislabeled) released that contain additional content, which we did not review.
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