Little Brother
NZ release: 26 June 2026
Sex scenes and drug use Rated on: 26 June 2026
What’s it about?
An uptight real estate agent’s world is upended when his eccentric “little brother” unexpectedly reappears.
The facts
- Directed by Matt Spicer (Ingrid Goes West)
- Starring John Cena (Peacemaker), Eric André (Ironheart), Michelle Monaghan (The White Lotus), Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: Organized Crime), and Sherry Cola (Nobody Wants This)
- English language
- Runtime: 100 minutes
Why did it get this rating?
This film was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Sex scenes, sexual references and nudity
There is rear male nudity, a glimpse of a penis (in a medical context), pubic hair, and partial female nudity in a sexual context. We see characters having sex, with partial nudity. There are frequent and graphic references to sex, including “eating *ss”, masturbation, erections, and oral sex.
Drug use
A character snorts crushed pills, which make them behave strangely and hallucinate.
Offensive language
There is frequent offensive and coarse language, including “f*ck”, “sh*t”, “b*tch” and more.
Violence
A character is pushed off a balcony, and blood is shown. In another scene, a metal straw gets stuck in someone’s throat. People get hit by cars and bikes. This is all done for comedic effect.
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