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Movie · Documentary, Crime · 2022 · TV-MA

The Tinder Swindler: parents' guide

15+our pick

Best for ages 15 and up. Rated TV-MA.

A gripping true-crime documentary about romance fraud, best for older teens. Several women describe how a man posing as a diamond heir on Tinder charmed them, then drained their savings with invented emergencies. Expect 20-plus f-words, frank talk about dating and sex, and staged photos of a bloodied bodyguard. One woman describes considering suicide and checking herself into a psychiatric ward, and the threats the women receive are unnerving. Nothing is graphic, but the heavy language and emotional fallout are why we suggest 15.

What's in it

Violence

Moderate

No real violence on screen. The con man fakes danger with photos of his bloodied bodyguard and other injury images, and ambulance footage shows a man with a bleeding head. He also sends threatening messages.

Language

Strong

Movieguide counted at least 20 f-words among roughly 30 obscenities, plus s-words, bitch and hell.

Sex and nudity

Moderate

No nudity or sex scenes. A woman says she slept with him on the first date, couples appear in bed under covers, an image shows cleavage, and dating-app banter includes requests for nudes.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

Mild

Adults party and drink, especially champagne, in several scenes showing the con man's lavish lifestyle. No drug use or smoking.

Scary or intense scenes

Moderate

Threatening messages and the women's fear and paranoia are tense. One woman describes suicidal thoughts and checking into a psychiatric ward, and the financial ruin and betrayal are painful to watch.

Sensitive topics

  • Suicide

Worth talking about

Talk about warning signs of romance scams, like urgent money requests from someone met online, and why the people who get fooled should not be blamed.

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Checked October 13th, 2026 against Common Sense Media, movieguide.org, justwatch.com, Wikipedia. The age is our judgment, not an official rating, and every family draws its lines differently: read the notes, not just the number. Spotted something we missed? Tell us. How we rate.