Hurry Up Tomorrow
NZ release: 15 May 2025
Violence, drug use, offensive language and content that may disturb Rated on: 16 May 2025
What’s it about?
Haunted by insomnia, a musician is drawn into a surreal and unsettling journey with a mysterious stranger—one who slowly unravels everything he thought he knew about himself.
The facts
- Directed by Trey Edward Shults (Waves)
- Stars Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (The Idol), Jenna Ortega (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), Barry Keoghan (Saltburn)
- English language
- Runtime: 105 minutes
Why did it get this rating?
This film was classified by Te Mana Whakaatu, Classification Office. You can find out more about classification process and ratings here.
Violence
A character hits another over the head with a bottle. They tie the victim’s hands to the bed and tape their ankles. When the victim screams for help, the character puts a pillow over their face to stop them from screaming.
After a scuffle between two characters, one character grabs the other and chokes them while holding them down. The character being choked stabs the other in the neck with a broken piece of glass. After this, blood coats the victim’s face and a prolonged close-up shows blood spurting from the victim’s neck and pooling beneath them as they die.
A character douses a gagged and bound character with gasoline and holds a lighter over them.
Drug use
Drug and alcohol use is shown as part of the exciting lifestyle of a superstar singer. The main character snorts a white powder, enabled by another character who provides and joins them in using the drug.
The main character frequently carries alcohol, using it as liquid courage, chasing down their breakfast with it, or compounding the effect of drug use with alcohol. No consequences are depicted.
Offensive language
‘F**k’, ‘c**t’, and ‘bitch’ used aggressively, to insult, and to put down other characters.
Mental health themes
A character’s mental health spirals as they deal with insomnia, as well as a tough breakup and the loss of their voice during a world tour.
Content that may disturb
A character has several nightmares, which contain certain horror elements such as demonic characters and a few jump scares.
Youth Advisory Panel comments
One of our Youth Advisory Panel members viewed Hurry Up Tomorrow with members of the Classification Office. The most impactful scene for them was the violent and bloody killing.
They thought the drug and alcohol use seemed normal for someone living a rock and roll superstar life, and they felt the movie made this behaviour look exciting.
They added that young fans of The Weeknd would probably want to see the movie, but seeing their idol struggling with his mental health could be upsetting for them.
When content stays with you:
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