What is The Gentlemen about?
When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.
An aristocrat inherits a weed empire, navigating a gritty underworld with darkly comic, briskly paced satire.
Pulpy, with dry wit. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
The Gentlemen parents guide
No surprises for a TV-MA: moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- How gory is The Gentlemen?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is The Gentlemen rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is a TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language. Keep it for adults.
Cast and crew
Created byGuy Ritchie
StarringTheo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones, Giancarlo Esposito
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