What age is Love appropriate for?

Love is rated 2018 and PopcornCheck recommends it for ages 18+, based on reading the actual screenplay. The film contains extremely graphic and repeated sexual content including an explicit swinger club sequence where Murphy engages sexually with multiple women while Electra watches and participates, alongside pervasive extreme profanity (127 uses of 'fuck') and prominent depictions of opium, cocaine, MDMA, and ayahuasca use presented as enhancing intimacy.

Does Love have swearing or bad language?

Love has Extreme language. 'Fuck/fucking' is used an extraordinary 127 times throughout the film

Love has Moderate violence. Murphy beats a man at a gallery/club, resulting in a visible cut on the man's head

Is Love scary for children?

Love has Moderate scary scenes. Electra's mother leaves a distressed voicemail expressing fear she hasn't heard from her daughter in two months and worry about a suicidal mood

Is Love OK for Kids?

Name: Love
Director: Yannick Bellon
Genre: Drama
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Nathalie Nell, Alain Fourès, Michèle Simonnet, Pierre Arditi, Daniel Auteuil

Drama

18+

2018⭐ 6.5 / 10 · 1h 55m

Yannick Bellon

Where to Watch

United States

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What's In It

Based on the actual screenplay

🗡️Violence

Extreme▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Cartoon / Comedic

Action & Peril

Injuries & Death Shown

Graphic & Disturbing

Murphy beats a man at a gallery/club, resulting in a visible cut on the man's head
Murphy verbally threatens extreme violence, screaming 'I'm gonna f**king kill you' and 'I'm gonna take your f**king balls' during a confrontation
Murphy makes a graphic threat of sexual violence, telling someone 'I'm gonna f**k you in the a**, so f**king your head explodes'
No weapons are used; violence is limited to a single physical beating and several verbal threats stemming from jealousy and infidelity
Overall tone is emotionally charged rather than action-oriented, tied to a nightclub confrontation over cheating that leads to police intervention

💬Language

Extreme▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Mild Words

(damn, hell)

Moderate

(ass, b**ch)

Strong

(sh*t)

175

Extreme

(f**k)

'F**k/f**king' is used an extraordinary 127 times throughout the film
'S**t' is used 31 times, 'b**ch' 9 times, and 'c**t' 8 times
'A**hole' and 'wh**e' are each used twice, and 'd**k' is used 5 times
This is pervasive, unrestrained profanity used in nearly every scene of dialogue and confrontation

👻Scary Scenes

Extreme▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Mildly Tense

Startling Moments

Genuinely Scary

Deeply Disturbing

Electra's mother leaves a distressed voicemail expressing fear she hasn't heard from her daughter in two months and worry about a suicidal mood
Murphy pleads desperately at Electra's locked door, escalating from begging to verbal abuse and threats, which is disturbing to witness
The film's ending strongly implies Electra's death, with Murphy delivering a prayer-like monologue pleading 'Tell me she's ok... Tell me she's alive'
A tense, violent confrontation erupts at a nightclub between Murphy, Julio, and another man over infidelity, escalating until police intervene
None of these scenes are resolved with clear answers — the ambiguity itself is what makes them emotionally disturbing rather than frightening in a horror sense

💕Romance

Extreme▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Crushes & Holding Hands

Kissing & Dating

Suggestive

Sexual Content

Murphy and Electra have sex while using opium, portrayed as an intimate bonding moment
The couple discusses fantasies about sex with another woman and visits a swinger club together
At the swinger club, Murphy engages sexually with multiple women while Electra watches and participates
A transgendered individual is introduced as a proposed sexual compromise between Murphy and Electra, including a breast-feeding scenario with sexual undertones
Murphy kisses another woman at a party while intoxicated, and Electra later confesses she cheated on him with her ex-boyfriend Noe
Their initial meeting in the park is comparatively innocent, involving a declaration of desire and a promise to protect each other

🍺Substances

Extreme▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Mentioned in Passing

Shown Casually

Featured Prominently

Glorified or Abused

The film opens with Murphy hungover, asking 'What time is it? What did I do last night? Why did I take that s**t?'
Murphy and Electra use opium together, which is presented as enhancing their intimacy and sexuality
Electra's mother finds cocaine at her apartment, and characters discuss getting more cocaine from Julio
Characters take MDMA/ecstasy pills at a party, including discussion of breaking pills for safety
Characters discuss participating in an ayahuasca ceremony, and marijuana use/smoking is referenced repeatedly throughout
Alcohol is consumed casually and repeatedly at parties and at home, with characters often shown drunk
Julio mentions being in rehab but has relapsed by getting drunk, and Murphy romanticizes his own drug use, saying 'I feel like a junky'

⚡Stimulation

Extreme▼

Moments in the script, mildest → most intense

Gently Engaging

Exciting

Intense

Overwhelming

The swinger club sequence is a sustained, intense scene of multiple sexual encounters and voyeurism
The nightclub confrontation involves loud shouting and physical fighting between Murphy, Julio, and another man
Murphy's breakdown at Electra's locked door escalates from desperate pleading to rage, described as overwhelming
The final sequences build to an intense, unresolved emotional climax with Murphy's prayer-like monologue
Sensory-sensitive viewers may find the emotional intensity and chaotic argument scenes difficult to sit through

Love — Heads Up for Parents

Despite being framed as a romantic drama, parents should be aware the swinger club sequence depicts Murphy engaging sexually with multiple women while Electra watches and participates, presented in extended, explicit detail rather than implied off-screen.

About Love

Love is an explicit relationship drama that follows Murphy and Electra through the highs and lows of an intensely passionate, drug-fueled romance, told through flashbacks as Murphy searches for his missing girlfriend. The film is notorious for its unsimulated sexual content, heavy drug use, and raw emotional breakdowns, culminating in an ambiguous, tragic ending suggesting Electra may have died.

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Watch with your child

This film is not appropriate for anyone under 18, and even adults watching with a partner should be prepared for graphic sexual content like the swinger club scene, extreme language throughout, and heavy drug use including opium and cocaine presented as enhancing intimacy.

Family Takeaways from Love

What it gets right

✓The park scene where Murphy and Electra first meet captures genuine emotional vulnerability and a promise of mutual protection
✓Electra's mother's worried voicemail and her father's warmth toward Murphy at the gallery show realistic, caring parental figures amid dysfunction

Love Cultural & Values Guide

Cultural & Values Guide

Faith & Religion

●Christian themes

The film's climax features Murphy's prayer-like monologue pleading with God, 'Tell me she's ok... Tell me she's alive,' framing the ambiguous ending through an act of desperate faith and prayer.

Values & Themes

●LGBTQ themes

The story introduces a transgendered individual as a proposed sexual compromise between Murphy and Electra, including a breast-feeding scenario with sexual undertones.

Cast:Nathalie NellAlain FourèsMichèle SimonnetPierre ArditiDaniel Auteuil