A dramatic scene where a girl sells herself into prostitution and does it with a man. Close-up shots of shoulders and above. No movements, the man lays on top of her for a period before paying her.

The song "Lovely Ladies" consists of sexualized lyrics, about sailors being "hungry for a poke" and "dropping their anchors". About twenty or so prostitutes are shown dancing provocatively, shaking their backsides and torsos (clothed) and cupping their breasts, partially exposed by a lot of cleavage.

In the "Master of the House" song, a female prostitute is briefly depicted straddling on top of a man (dressed as Santa Claus), thrusting forward as a man below the bed steals the man's money. The couple are completely clothed.

Eponine is briefly seen in underwear, wrapping her breasts tightly with cloth to pass as a man. Fantine is seen in undergarments as well, with some cleavage showing. Marius and Cosette kiss passionately.

A man lifts up a woman's skirt using his cane and touches her clothed breasts.

Jean is beaten several times by fists, feet, and wooden clubs, sometimes drawing blood. Fantine scratches a man's face, also drawing blood. She also has her tooth removed, and some blood is shown in the aftermath. Jean has a sword fight with Javert. Several characters are shown ill and dying. In the "Master of the House" song, a man is humorously punched in the face, and several people party while drunk, tumbling down the flight of stairs. In a scene played for laughs, Thénardier and his wife make meat pies out of hats, cat tails and other objects.

One "shit". One or two uses each of "hell," "ass", "pissed", "bitch", "slut", and "bastard". "Jesus" is said about 6 times, most often by the innkeeper. "God" also comes up as exclamatory.

The Students sing about, and are seen drinking alcohol

Fantine drinks from a vial (most likely painkiller for having her tooth extracted), several men are shown unconscious from alcohol and one man is shown lapping up alcohol from a bowl, and the "Master of the House" song shows many people dancing and partying drunk.

A man smokes a pipe, and several men smoke pipes in drinking establishment scenes and in a meeting room.

Very emotional scenes throughout.

Intense scene of combat between barricaded rebels and soldiers armed with guns and cannons. Many characters die.