Talk to Me

Movie · 2023

This Australian A24 horror film follows teenagers who use an embalmed hand to summon spirits, with increasingly terrifying and violent consequences. It carries a US R rating and is firmly adult-audience horror, with graphic self-harm, strong language, and deeply disturbing imagery throughout.

Adults and older teens with a taste for serious horror; not suitable for children or younger teens.

Scary imageryPeril & tensionViolenceLoss & griefBig emotionsLanguageBehavior modeledLoud or startling soundsFlashing lightsRomance & innuendoDrinking, drugs & smoking

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Violencethe opening scenesStrong

A young man searches for his brother at a party and finds him in a disturbing, violent state; the film establishes its brutal tone immediately.

Scary imageryearly in the film, first possession sequenceStrong

A possessed teenager bangs his head against furniture repeatedly and has an eye forced from its socket; this is one of the film's most graphic and disturbing moments.

Loud or startling soundsearly in the film, first possession sequenceStrong

Sudden, intense audio accompanies the possession and self-harm sequence and is designed to deeply unsettle viewers.

5 more moments are in the full report. See all of them, checked against your own family’s settings, in Little Longer.