Disney+ subscribers are not joking about the company's "general audience" label. The addition of a cult film to the streaming platform's catalog is causing controversy among Internet users, who are outraged that this "adult" content is available on a family-friendly device.
Disney+: this famous work added to the catalog
Unlike Prime Video, Netflix, or Apple TV, Disney+ has a strong general audience label. The streaming platform aims to provide an online catalog accessible to everyone, from children to adults, and the recent addition of a cult film to their catalog is considered by some subscribers to go directly against this policy. This is The Wolf of Wall Street, the 2013 film by Martin Scorsese, starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role of a money-hungry and power-hungry trader. Listed in the Guinness World Records for the most swear words in a film: the "f-word" is uttered 506 times, an average of 2.81 times per minute!
The Wolf of Wall Street is not unanimously popular with Disney+ subscribers
More specifically, this Scorsese masterpiece (you can find our favorite films here) is available on Hulu, but it is easily accessible for Disney+ subscribers who take advantage of the package offer. Although there are parental controls on the streaming platform, internet users have been outraged by the addition of The Wolf of Wall Street, R - Restricted in the United States. The reactions are virulent:
This movie on Disney+
— COSMIX (@C_O_S_M_I_X) March 23, 2025
This film on Disney+...
I wish I could've learned about stocks at an earlier age. I'm so glad they're putting educational movies on Disney+. Can't wait to put this on for my son instead of Bluey!
— TTN (@Ngo_Media) March 23, 2025
I wish I had known about the actions sooner. I'm glad they're putting educational movies on Disney+. I can't wait to put this movie on for my son instead of Bluey!
this feels like an April fools joke
— doof (@doofinc_) March 23, 2025
Sounds like an April Fool's joke
Wow putting this adult movie on a KIDS LIVE STREAMING APP
— Justin Cabs (@Capsizing__) March 23, 2025
This is disgusting! Kids should not be able to see this show!
Wow, putting this adult movie on a live streaming app for kids. This is disgusting! Kids shouldn't be able to see this movie!
Of course, these criticisms reflect either a certain ignorance or downright bad faith on the part of those who utter them - many films and series with violent content are broadcast on the Disney group's platform. Furthermore, these reactions reflect the deep divisions within American society. Indeed, while many books, including many children's novels, have been removed from libraries in some conservative states following Donald Trump's re-election as President of the United States, pressure groups of all persuasions also play an important role in the reception of cinematographic works. We bet that for the moment, these criticisms are limited to a few sallies on social networks... In any case, this is not the first time that parents have been outraged by the addition of R-Rated films on Disney+, and it probably won't be the last time... And you, what do you think?
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