Saltburn poster

Saltburn (2023)

Film · 2h 11m · Rated R

Comedy, Drama, Thriller

A summer invitation to a sprawling estate becomes a suspenseful, darkly comic descent into aristocratic eccentricity.

Campy and pulpy, with dark satire. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Prime Video and Max.

Saltburn parents guide

The thing to know: strong sex and nudity, more than an R usually carries. Beyond that, some violence and frequent strong language.

Scare
Mildly scary
A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
Graphic gore
Blood and wounds shown clearly.
Violence
Some violence
Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity
Strong
Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.
Language
Strong
Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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Three questions

Is Saltburn scary?
Only a little. Saltburn has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Saltburn?
Graphic gore and some violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
What is Saltburn rated, and is it OK for kids?
Strong sex and nudity, frequent strong language, and graphic gore. The R is earned, so not for kids.

What is Saltburn about?

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves the ending open to interpretation.

Cast and crew

Directed byEmerald Fennell
StarringBarry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe

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