Guardians of the Galaxy

The film centers around a White male lead. Though people of color play several key roles, nearly all of them are hidden under makeup and VFX, including Zoe Saldana (Black Latina) as Gamora, Dave Bautista (Greek-Filipino American) as Drax, Vin Diesel (multiracial) as Groot, and so on, removing any sense of ethnic diversity. The only visibly non-White character with more than a couple of scenes is Korath, a low-level villain played by Beninese American actor Djimon Hounsou. While Gamora has a positive and substantial role, she's the token woman among a band of male superheroes. Casual sexism is everywhere: The film leans heavily on dead women to provide backstories for male characters, the camera objectifies Gamora (e.g., lingering on her butt as she climbs up stairs), and she and her sister Nebula are pitted against each other. For disability representation, a prisoner in a minor role (portrayed neutrally) sells his prosthetic leg to Peter to fight with -- it's used as a visual gag.

Lots of hand-to-hand combat, fistfights, explosions, and shoot-outs with what look like stun guns that incapacitate but don't kill. But characters do die, and, in a couple of cases, the deaths are heartbreaking (spoiler alert: one starts off the movie and involves the sad loss of a parent, and the other is only temporary). In a couple of other scenes, it looks like characters have been killed, but they end up OK. Not much gore or blood, but an entire fleet of fighter pilots dies in an explosion, and there's collateral damage as the villain tries to destroy a planet.

Cues and comments that Peter has been with lots of women across the galaxy, as well as references to his past exploits, like a joke about "black light" picking up how filthy his ship is or another about him being referred to as "one who lain with [alien creature]." Sexual tension between Peter and Gamora, who almost kiss more than once. Peter wears just boxer briefs when he's hosed down at a prison. Rocket suggests that because the prisoners find Gamora attractive, she should "trade" favors for what they need to escape.

Occasional strong language includes "s--t," "bulls--t," "damn," "d--k," "a--hole," "bitch," "idiot," "bastard," "crap," "pr--k," "jackass," "wench," "whore," "stupid," "imbecile," and "bats--t crazy." One scene features a prominent/extended middle-finger gesture.

The Guardians drink unnamed liquid, alcohol implied -- Peter says to Rocket, "you're drunk." In the post-credits ending, characters drink liquor and a martini.