Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Pendulum’ Scores “R” Rating for “Bloody Violent Content”

Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Pendulum’ Scores “R” Rating for “Bloody Violent Content”

January 14, 2026 Dread Central

Darren Aronofsky‘s films rarely touch horror, although his Black Swan was about as adjacent as you can get.

For his next project, Pendulum, he steps into the producer role as Black Swan screenwriter Mark Heyman makes his directorial debut. And it sounds like it’s right up our alley.

Pendulum is rated R for “some strong/bloody violent content, sexuality,...