Amy (2015) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Name: Amy
Director: Asif Kapadia
Released: 2015
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 7.6

Age Rating, Sex, Violence & Language

A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.

Rated R • 2015 • 2h 8m

Directed by Asif Kapadia

7.6

1K+

Average rating by Bontent members

Age

15+

A documentary portrait of Amy Winehouse assembled from archival footage and home videos. The R rating reflects Amy's drug and alcohol addiction shown in graphic documentary detail, some sexual content, and strong language. One of the most heartbreaking films on this list — a front-row seat to a person of extraordinary talent being destroyed by addiction, exploitation, and mental illness.

Cast

Amy Winehouse

Mark Ronson

Tony Bennett

Pete Doherty

Juliette Ashby

Yasiin Bey

Mitch Winehouse

Tyler James

Nick Shymansky

Salaam Remi

Blake Fielder-Civil

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Is Amy appropriate for kids?

Content severity in Amy

Sex Mild 2/10

Violence None 0/10

Language Moderate 4/10

Substances Intense 8/10

Themes Intense 8/10

What happens in Amy, moment by moment

0:15 💬 Language 4/10
0:20 🔥 Mature Themes 5/10
0:25 ♥ Sex & Nudity 2/10

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Sex and nudity in Amy

Brief, non-graphic. Amy's relationships and the paparazzi culture around her personal life.

Violence and gore in Amy

None. The violence is entirely emotional — the slow-motion destruction of a person.

Language in Amy

The documentary features frequent strong language including many uses of the F-word in casual conversation and backstage footage. As a raw portrait of Amy Winehouse's life, the dialogue includes uncensored profanity used by Amy, her peers, and the paparazzi. These verbal outbursts are often reflexive and occur throughout the film's various archival segments.

Drugs, alcohol, and smoking in Amy

Amy's heroin and crack cocaine addiction depicted in clinical, archival detail — her physical deterioration visible across the footage. Her bulimia is also addressed. The film is an unflinching document of addiction's progression.

Mature themes in Amy

Addiction and the people who enable and exploit it. A father who prioritised his own celebrity over his daughter's health. An industry that kept putting a sick person on stage. Eating disorders and their intersection with fame. The film makes a clear argument about who is responsible for Amy's death.

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Is Amy appropriate for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Amy is best for ages 15+. It's rated R. A documentary portrait of Amy Winehouse assembled from archival footage and home videos. The R rating reflects Amy's drug and alcohol addiction shown in graphic documentary detail, some sexual content, and strong…

What age rating does Amy have?

Amy is officially rated R. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 15+.

What is Amy about?

Is there sex or nudity in Amy?

Brief, non-graphic. Amy's relationships and the paparazzi culture around her personal life.

How violent is Amy?

None. The violence is entirely emotional — the slow-motion destruction of a person.

Is the language in Amy appropriate for kids?

Are drugs, alcohol, or smoking shown in Amy?

What mature themes appear in Amy?

How long is Amy?

Amy runs 128 minutes, directed by Asif Kapadia, released in 2015.