Parents Guide for
Thumbsucker (2005) More at IMDbPro »

a theme of the movie is that Justin falls into a very odd sexual relationship with his friend Rebecca

some odd, weird and graphic sexual situations involving underage teens

there is no nudity... however V E R Y implied sex

while Justin and Rebecca are in the woods, she strips to her bra and short shorts. and Justin takes his shirt off. (she ends up leaving and no sex happens)

Justin jokes that he is a "cocksucker" when asked about what the initials on his thumb mean

in the hotel party scene, Justin and 3 other girls are drunk. There are all in their underwear (no sex involved)

A boy scares a man and he gets into a bike wreck on the pavement (he is unharmed)

a very graphic scene, where a man in rehab hides drugs in his butt...a nurse pulls them out. blood everywhere

....this may make some people queasy

Some R-Rated language and other profanities. A use of two of the F-word here and there, however not very strong

a theme of the movie is that a boy has ADHD and is put on Rittalin.

he makes a statement to his mother that the drug makeup is one molecule way from being cocaine.

a man is shown in rehab hiding drugs in his butt. A nurse pulls them out.

that same man later talks about the situation to Justin.

several references to a certain group of kids being "stoners", which may offend some kids who use the drug

Justin, Rebecca, and other high-school teens smoke marijuana several times throughout the movie and get high on it

it is implied that Justin and Rebecca get high on other drugs...however no mention of those drugs appear

a teacher buys a six-pack of beer and a bottle of alcohol for a group of kids who throw a party in a hotel room

they are shown drunk and several girls are in their underwear and Justin is shirtless

the sexual scenes are VERY graphic involving him being blindfolded and told he cannot speak, as it breaks the rules of "their game"...which some viewers may find odd and disturbing.

the theme that Justin is on Rittalin may upset the audience that uses that drug, as it makes him a completely different person in the movie.

Justins orthodontist acts as his therapist. he convinces Justin to try hypnosis. The result is quite intense and causes Justin to dislike his orthodontist

another scene people may not like is that a teacher buys kids alcohol.

a man in rehab has a bag of cocaine pulled from his butt. he screams in pain, and bleeds from his back-cavity onscreen.