A man is seen kissing another man in the background.

Overall the film isn't too bad as far as sex goes.

A few sex scenes with thrusting and moaning.

Elton is seen stripped down to his underwear.

The "Bennie and the Jets" scene has men dancing sexually

Two men kiss.

3 sex scenes 2 involving men and women and 1 involving men and men.

During a party after the Troubadour scene, Bernie goes to "the teepee" with a girl he met and it's implied they are having sex

In one scene, Elton is seen becoming undressed of his current outfit and being put in another, No nudity.

During a concert, there are women seen in skimpy clothing. One woman is wearing what looks like a bikini top. In a larger concert later, women dancers are seen in revealing costumes

Essentially, after the movie enters the 1970s, there is a lot of skimpy, revealing clothing

A man is seen giving oral sex to a man. Elton walks in and the man stops and walks off. The other man is then seen tucking in his shirt and zipping up his pants.

Elton is punched in the face.

A brief bar fight but it's played in the background of a dance number. It's comical.

In the last 30 minutes of the film, or a bit before, Elton's nose bleeds

A man attempts to commit suicide by drowning. He is saved and is shown in the hospital having his stomach pumped. (Before this he takes pills).

A man has a heart attack and falls down a flight of stairs.

25 uses of "f*ck", 12 uses of "sh*t", 1 use of "asshole", 7 uses of "hell", 18 uses of "bitch" (all used in a song"), 2 uses of "bastard" 2 uses of prick 2 uses of piss.

Some slang terms like fairy.

Elton mentions that he's been acting like a cunt since 1975

Elton John was addicted to cocaine, prescription medication, alcohol, and marijuana. The use of these substances is very frequently depicted, running through the whole story. He also mentions that he has tried "every drug known to man", yet this lifestyle isn't shown as glamorous in any way.

Elton often blacks out and misses huge chunks of his life, due to drug abuse.

Realistic depiction of drug and alcohol abuse.

In some scenes after Elton does heavy drugs, it will show the aftermath which is almost nothing but terrible.

Some cigarette and cigar smoking

A man says, "I'm drunk, and Doug's just lent me his car!" So he goes drunk driving (though they seemingly arrive without incident)

The movie has a lot of emotional scenes and heavy thematic material. The themes of the film including depression, drug addiction, alcoholism, homophobia, etc.

The second half of the movie is very intense and emotional.