A man is seen kissing another man in the backround

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

In the beginning of the movie there is skimpy clothing.

Elton is seen stripped down to his underwear.

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

Two men kiss.

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

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

26 uses of "fuck".

Some slang terms like fairy.

1 use of "crap"

Milder terms include "cock", "bitch", "prick", "twat", "arsehole", "shit" and "bastard".

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

There's a song at the start Called The Bitch is back

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

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 very intense.