Why is “Oh, Hi!” rated R? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “sexual content/some nudity, and language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a couple of sex scenes with nudity, a man and a woman using handcuffs during sex, discussions of multiple sex partners, discussions of relationships and breakups, a man handcuffed to a bed for the majority of the movie, discussions of illegal activity and deportation, several arguments, and at least 41 F-words and other strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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A romantic getaway takes an unusual turn, when a couple (Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman) cannot agree on how their relationship should progress; by morning one of them remains chained to a bed after a sexual bondage game. Also with Geraldine Viswanathan, John Reynolds, David Cross, Polly Draper and Desmin Borges. Directed by Sophie Brooks. [Running Time: 1:34]

Oh, Hi! SEX/NUDITY 7

 – A man and a woman kiss while dancing and embracing, they continue kissing, go into a house where they undress and lie on a bed and we see the woman wearing a bra (we see cleavage and her abdomen and back) and he is shirtless (we see his bare chest, abdomen and back); they discuss using handcuffs during sex and the woman is cuffed to the bed but becomes uncomfortable so the man is then cuffed with both hands and feet; they have sex and the woman thrusts on top of the man (we see her bare back and buttocks), the man climaxes and the woman lies next to the man on her back (we see her bare breasts). A man and a woman kiss and lie on a sofa; the man removes the woman’s underwear and performs oral sex on her (we see her bare legs to the upper thighs).
► A man and a woman kiss in a car. A man and a woman kiss and embrace in a lake and another man interrupts them saying that it is illegal to have sexual intercourse in public. A man and a woman kiss on a floating dock in a lake; they are wearing swimsuits that reveal his bare chest, abdomen, back and legs and her cleavage and legs to the hips. A man and a woman kiss at a bar. A man and a woman embrace and sleep in bed together. A woman lies in bed next to a man that is handcuffed to the bed. A woman performs a dance routine for a man and moves awkwardly.
► A man and a woman each confess to having kissed their cousins. A woman explains that she doesn’t like anal sex because she had a procedure where they inserted a balloon (a man interrupts her and says he doesn’t want any details). A man and a woman argue about using protection during sex and the man tells the woman that he has been having sex with other women (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details). A man tells a woman that he was incredibly attracted to her when they first met. A woman compliments a man’s eyes and how soft his hands are; he returns the compliment about the woman’s eyes (the woman that is accompanying the man appears jealous). A man and a woman sing along with a love song while riding in a car. A man talks about his parents being divorced and that when he was young, he walked in on his father having sex with their neighbor. A woman tells her adult daughter, “Men don’t know what’s best for them,” and “Use your body. Take off your clothes.” A woman talks about her first crush. A woman asks another woman why she looks so stunning and smells so good.
► A man and a woman open a closet and see an assortment of sex paraphernalia including a ball gag and handcuffs. Two women remove their clothes (we see their bare backs, buttocks, legs and partial bare breasts) and perform a spell together around a fire.
► A woman urinates on the side of a road and we see her bare thigh and partial buttock; she panics and moves behind the open car door when a man tells her another car is approaching. A woman wears a low-cut dress that reveals cleavage and her bare back. A woman wears a low-cut camisole that reveals cleavage and bare shoulders.

Oh, Hi! VIOLENCE/GORE 4

 – A man and a woman argue when the man says that he is not looking for a relationship; the woman becomes angrier when he tells her that he has been sleeping with other women and she leaves the room leaving him handcuffed to a bed. A woman unlocks handcuffs holding a man into a bed, he leaves the house and rushes away driving a car on wet roads; we later see the car smashed into a tree and the man is found injured later with blood on his head (he recovers).
► A man knees a woman in the nose (we see her nose bleeding) and she elbows him in the eye (we hear that he is developing a black eye). A man starts a car and accidentally drives into a display of flowers and strawberries at a roadside stand (there are no injuries). A man tries to reach a key to unlock handcuffs that hold him in a bed and knocks them onto the floor. A man is shown handcuffed to a bed and with a ball gag in his mouth and he pleads with another man to unlock his cuffs. A man moans when he is strapped into a stretcher and placed in an ambulance.
► People talk about giving a captive man a head injury to cause amnesia so he won’t remember what happened; a woman says, “We could kill him.” A woman says that after a man broke up with her, she had the urge to stab him. A woman tells a man to keep an eye on her in the water because she can’t swim (she is joking). A woman tells another woman that she shouldn’t drink whiskey and “remember what happened last time.” A woman searches for advice about how to keep a man interested in a relationship. A woman negotiates with a man about staying together and tells him, otherwise, she’ll have to stab him; he prays, “Don’t let her kill me.” A man tells a woman that she is going to jail for kidnapping. A man and a woman talk about going to jail because they are accessories to a crime and the woman says that she will be deported because she is here on a visa. Two women try to talk a man out of using a bathroom and tell him to urinate in the woods. A man tells a woman, “Don’t therapize me.” We hear song lyrics that include, “The devil’s got my soul in the palm of his hand.” People talk about our reptilian brains saving us from danger and threats. A woman tells a man, “I hate you” in a dream. A man talks about being convinced that all love falls apart over time. A woman says, “I did something,” and seems like she feels guilty for something. A man says that he is reading a book about a disease that makes the whole world blind. A woman says that she picked the lock on a closet door because locked doors give her anxiety. A man and a woman say that they broke a toilet in a rental property. A woman describes her birth and says that her head was so big that she tore her mother’s vagina. A woman asks a man if he has ever thrown up from anxiety.
► Eerie music plays with introductory scenes. A woman urinates on the side of a road; she panics and moves behind the open car door when a man tells her another car is approaching. A man urinates in a bowl while a woman holds it for him (he is handcuffed to a bed) and this happens twice (we hear the trickle).

Oh, Hi! LANGUAGE 9

 – About 41 F-words, 3 sexual references, 13 scatological terms, 7 anatomical terms, 1 mild obscenity, name-calling (frisky, gullible, insane, salty, crazy, weird, cousin kissers, psycho, manic, sad, ridiculously out of hand, absurd, softboi, crazy girl, my cousin the witch, horrified, [F-word deleted]-boy), exclamations (calm down, gosh, great, do you think I just fell off a turnip truck, big ask), 1 religious profanity (GD), 26 religious exclamations (e.g. oh my God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, thank God, please God). | profanity glossary |

Oh, Hi! SUBSTANCE USE

 – A woman talks about taking an edible while on a plane and that she had a panic attack, and people discuss drugging a captive man with Rohypnol. A man and a woman drink glasses of wine in a couple of scenes, a woman says that she can’t drink whiskey, and a woman says that she was blackout drunk at a family reunion.

Oh, Hi! DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Relationships, fear of commitment, breakups and heartbreak, jealousy, honesty, kidnapping, the movie “Casablanca,” love, optimism, insecurity, vulnerability.

Oh, Hi! MESSAGE

 – Honesty, understanding and patience are keys to long-term relationships.