Challengers
DramaRomance
17+R
2024·2h 12m·Luca Guadagnino·Pascal Pictures·● Script read & verified
Challengers is a tennis drama about a love triangle between former junior champions Art, Patrick, and Tashi. Tashi, now Art's coach and wife, enters her...
Fine for kids to watch alone
Heads Up for Parents
Despite the sports setting, this is primarily an adult relationship drama with significant sexual tension and complex emotional manipulation between the three leads.
What's In It
Violence
Very Mild▸
Language
Mild▸
Scary
None▸
Romance
Mild▸
Substances
Very Mild▸
Stimulation
Mild▸
Cultural & Values Guide
Values & Themes
●LGBTQ themes
The film features a complex bisexual love triangle between Tashi, Art, and Patrick, with romantic and sexual tension explored between all three characters throughout the story.
Community Notes
- Some conservative viewers may be uncomfortable with the homoerotic themes and sexual tension
- The film's portrayal of manipulation and emotional games in relationships has drawn discussion from relationship counselors
- Tennis purists have noted technical inaccuracies in the tennis sequences
Family Takeaways
What it gets right
- ✓Shows the dedication and sacrifice required to excel in competitive sports
- ✓Demonstrates how past relationships and unresolved feelings can impact present decisions
- ✓Portrays complex characters who aren't simply heroes or villains
Cast:ZendayaMike FaistJosh O'ConnorDarnell ApplingBryan Doo