Tina

We don't see any violence, but Turner talks honestly and hair-raisingly about being beaten by coat hangers and other objects, her body bruised and swollen, and how Ike would "screw" or "have sex" (the word "rape" isn't mentioned) with her after these incidents. Turner's son Craig tells stories about hearing his mom scream as she was beaten, and how the Turner children would hide in their beds in fear. He also relates a story about Ike throwing scalding coffee on his wife, causing her third degree burns. Tina Turner attempted suicide several times. We hear about one incident in which she took a bottle of pills and had to have her stomach pumped. Turner also shares details about the night she escaped Ike's abuse, when she was almost hit by a truck while running away.

Sexual violence plays a part in Tina Turner's abuse at the hands of her ex-husband; see "Violence" section for details. A few scenes briefly mention or allude to sex, like an interview in which Tina remembers straightforwardly alerting her future second husband that she wants him to "make love" to her, and one in which Ike Turner talks about being a "womanizer" and cheating on wife Tina with other women. Turner and other women onstage wear very brief costumes, though male performers wear spangly outfits that cover them from neck to ankle.

Infrequent cursing includes "s--t," "motherf--ker," "f--k," "f--king." There's some racial and insulting language too: the "N" word and "douchebag."

In one interview, Turner says she'll get "really heavy" because she's "drinking." Vintage footage shows musicians smoking cigarettes.

Parents need to know that Tina is a documentary about singer and performer Tina Turner, who escaped her abusive husband and creative partner and found extraordinary success in her solo career. There are no scenes of abuse or any reenactments of violence, but Turner does describe her abuse in horrid detail, including what her ex-husband Ike Turner beat her with, how he would "screw" or "have sex with" (we don't hear the word "rape") afterwards. There are images of Tina looking injured, and her son describes an incident in which Ike threw hot coffee on Tina, causing third degree burns. We also hear how Tina escaped and began rebuilding her life after Buddhism helped shore up her inner strength and resolve. Sexual content is mostly limited to Turner frankly informing her future second husband that she'd like to have sex with him, and lots of footage of women onstage in tight, brief costumes. Cursing and language includes "f--k," "f--king," "s--t," and the "N" word. Turner herself emerges as a powerful role model, a Black woman who escaped abuse and built a new and extraordinarily successful life for herself, becoming a huge pop star in her 40s and then finding peaceful and fruitful connections with others, including family, friends, and a life partner.