Discover what movie age ratings like G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17 really mean. Our detailed guides explain each rating, what parents should know, and how film classifications help you choose age-appropriate entertainment for every viewer.
Edgar Wright’s The Running Man (2025) is a high-octane, dystopian action thriller adapted from Stephen King’s 1982 novel and reimagined for modern audiences. The film is directed by Edgar Wright, co-written by Wright and Michael Bacall, and stars Glen Powell as Ben Richards alongside Josh Brolin, Colman Domingo, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, … Read more
Lead: Nuremberg, James Vanderbilt’s sweeping historical drama about the psychiatric examinations and trials of top Nazi leaders, is earning attention for powerful performances and for how directly it confronts the horrors of the Holocaust. The film does not shy away from archival images and scenes that many viewers will find upsetting; for that reason, the … Read more
Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love arrived in 2025 carrying festival buzz, awards chatter, and one very clear trigger-warning: this is a film for adults. Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, the picture is a raw, often brutal examination of new motherhood, isolation, and mental collapse — a movie that is hypnotic, uncompromising, and deliberately unsettling. … Read more
Predator: Badlands marks a notable tonal pivot in the long-running Predator franchise: it’s the first mainline Predator movie since the series began to receive a PG-13 classification from the Motion Picture Association. The MPA’s official justification—“sequences of strong sci-fi violence”—is accurate shorthand for what families should know: the film contains sustained, imaginative, and sometimes intense … Read more
Paul Thomas Anderson’s dark comedy, action, crime film One Battle After Another landed in theaters in late September 2025 as an ambitious, big-budget action-thriller with an arthouse soul. The movie — written and directed by Anderson and anchored by Leonardo DiCaprio as an ex-revolutionary trying to rescue his daughter — has earned raves from critics … Read more
Weapons — a tense horror-mystery that opened in summer 2025 — is earning attention not just for its puzzle-box plot but for how extreme some of its imagery is. Classification boards and major parents’ guides have given the film strong warnings: it carries an adult (R/18) style advisory because of bloody violence, body horror, language, … Read more
Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite arrived this month as a Netflix event movie that refuses to be comfortably categorized. The film—an ensemble, White House–set thriller about a single, unattributed missile on a collision course with the United States—plays like a real-time moral pressure test: seconds count, authority clashes, and the camera stays tight on … Read more
In a year crowded with high-concept films and headline-grabbing performances, Bugonia — the new dark sci-fi satire from Yorgos Lanthimos starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons — has become one of the most talked-about releases of 2025. The film premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival and opened in U.S. cinemas in late October. … Read more
In a marked shift from his blockbuster persona, Dwayne Johnson takes on the complex role of Mark Kerr—famed mixed‐martial-arts fighter turned troubled icon—in the biographical sports drama The Smashing Machine, written and directed by Benny Safdie and released by A24 on October 3 2025. The film debuted to strong critical buzz—especially around Johnson’s performance—and grapples … Read more
The chilling handset is ringing once more: the horror sequel The Black Phone 2 arrives this October, and it brings with it questions about who should watch it, how the storyline builds on its predecessor, and how families can decide whether it’s appropriate for younger viewers. Four years after the events of the original film … Read more