Sinners

The MPAA rated the film R for strong bloody violence. Examples include a vampire 'feasting on someone, and there is a ton of blood covering the body, and it is left disfigured', and a 'massive graphic fight sequence that includes multiple stabbings and vampires being shot'. Additionally, 'someone is graphically burnt to death' and KKK members are killed using 'smoke and machine guns'. A character also 'cuts their palm during a ritual'.

The MPAA rated the film R for sexual situations/content. There are 'several sex scenes which are quite graphic – except that the actors remain just about fully clothed'. Specific instances include a woman pressuring a man, saying, 'Stick your mouth in my v*gina,' followed by an implied oral sex scene with accompanying sounds. Another example details 'two people make out very passionately and have sexual intercourse after'. The film also features 'references to prostitution, and several explicit sexual conversations', and within the cult's lore, 'references ... hint at incestuous relationships alongside dream sequences suggesting non-consensual advances'.

The film contains 'at least 82 obscenities (including at least 25 "f" words)' and 'over thirty instances of profanity'. Characters frequently use strong language such as 'f**k' and 'motherf**ker', along with milder terms like 'bitch', 'shit', and 'ass'. Additionally, there is use of 'derogatory terms such as 'n****r', 'coon', 'cracker' and 'dirty injuns''. Religious names are also misused, with 'God's name is misused about 10 times ... and Jesus' name is abused once'.

The film includes 'heavy occultic themes and moments' where 'a medium is seen multiple times predicting certain events and actions'. Character Annie 'is a dabbler in the occult' and 'practices a sort of magic that includes herbs and divination and the like'. The rapper Lecrae's criticism notes that 'Hoodoo, not the Holy Spirit, is the weapon of choice', emphasizing the film's focus on African spiritual practices. A ritual where 'a character cuts their palm' is also depicted.

The story, set during Prohibition, shows 'multiple, multiple scenes where people are seen drinking all forms of alcohol and becoming drunk'. Characters like Delta Slim frequently drink 'from an ever-present flask'. Additionally, 'two men are seen smoking cigarettes and others are seen smoking pipes'. A 'solitary scene depicts drug use: one character smokes a hallucinogenic herb linked directly to altered perceptions and eventual psychosis'.

The movie is described as a 'psychological journey that delves into dark family secrets and inherited trauma'. There are 'scenes featuring bloody violence' and 'intense psychological confrontations leading to physical harm'. People are 'menaced and attacked by vampires during scenes of strong horror and threat', and a vampire is seen 'feasting on someone, and there is a ton of blood covering the body, and it is left disfigured'. The film also includes 'unsettling implications wrapped in symbolism rather than overt visuals' regarding sensitive themes.

Some reviews describe the film as an 'anti-God, pro-activist diatribe', while others note it 'offers Christianity as a secondary antagonist'. The narrative suggests 'Christianity itself was forced on Blacks in the United States' and is 'largely ineffective against the vampires here'. The preacher father of Sammie is depicted as 'a bit cold and clueless', and rapper Lecrae criticized the film for 'anti Christian propaganda', stating 'Christianity is either irrelevant or oppressive, and power is found in African spiritual practices. Hoodoo, not the Holy Spirit, is the weapon of choice'.