GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Our Box Office Mom, Jackie Solberg, is back with a new release in theaters -- giving you a parent's perspective on movies your kids might be hoping to see.
This week, Jackie shared her thoughts on the new horror movie "Countdown."
- Rating: 3 out of 5 popcorn buckets
- Release Date: October 24, 2019
- MPAA Rating: PG13
- Best Age Group: 13+
- Sexual Content: Mild
- Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- Will Kids Like It? Yes
"What if an app could tell you how long before you die?" When a group of teens are at a party having fun while playing drinking games they stumble across an interesting app called Countdown. This app predicts when the user is going to die. The film highlights the life of Quinn Harris (Elizabeth Lail), a nurse who has the disturbing app, and she finds out that she's going to die in a few days. When Quinn buys a new phone she meets a guy named Matt who also has a short lifespan. Quinn and Matt, along with a tech nerd and a priest, try to beat the powerful curse behind the mysterious app.
Sexual Content: Mild
- A couple kiss and sleep in the same bed together.
- We see a female character lifting her shirt up and then she starts undoing a man's pants.
- A teen girl is caught in her closet with her shirtless boyfriend.
- A male doctor aggressively tries to kiss a female co-worker.
- Flirting.
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
- There are creepy monsters.
- Several characters die.
- We see bloody wounds and dead bodies.
- A woman hits a man with a crowbar.
- A girl is thrown threw a glass window and she’s injured from the glass.
Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
- We hear the f-word once. We also hear "sh-t," "bitch," "sons of bitches," "hell," "a--hole," "damn," and "godddamn,"
Drug and Alcohol Content: Moderate
- A teenage boy drives home drunk from a party and crashes his car into a tree.
- We see adults drinking beers in a bar.
- Teens play drinking games at a party.
Will Kids Like It? Yes
Overall this is a suspenseful drama. Depending on the child, this is appropriate for kids ages 13 and up. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence and disturbing content.
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