Over compensating
NZ release: 15 May 2025
Sex scenes, offensive language, drug use, nudity Rated on: 15 May 2025
Overcompensating
What’s it about?
College football player Benny struggles to accept his sexuality, finding himself overcompensating and becoming friends with an outsider to fit in.
The facts
- Created by Benito Skinner
- Starring Benito Skinner, Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone
- English language
- 8 episodes, 37 minutes per episode, on average
Why did it get this rating?
This film was self-rated by Prime Video. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Sexual references
This show contains numerous references to the themes of college sexual interactions as the main character navigates his sexual identity. Characters have sex in the show, and we see nudity and movement.
There are many scenes where characters share dirty jokes about sex. Characters kiss, sometimes passionately, bare breasts and buttocks are shown, and characters’ faces are shown whilst they masturbate.
In one scene, a boy puts his head between a girl's legs and removes her underwear to perform oral sex. She repeatedly talks about her vagina as a “kitty” that is “meowing” for him.
Drug use
We see underage characters drink alcohol at parties with the intention of getting drunk. Some play beer pong, and there are older characters who buy alcohol for underage students. This could seem appealing to younger viewers.
Students are seen smoking cigars and some also snorting a white powder.
Offensive language
This film contains offensive language, with words like “f**k,” “c**t,” “sh*t,” and “p**sy.” One character refers to his gamertag being “sl*tslayer.”
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