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Box Office Mom reviews 'Knives Out'

Before your teen heads to the movies, hear from our Box Office Mom Jackie Solberg.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. —

  • Rating: 4 out of 5 buckets
  • Release Date: November 27, 2019
  • MPAA Rating: PG13
  • Best Age Group: 13+
  • Sexual Content: Mild
  • Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
  • Crude or Profane Language: Moderate
  • Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
  • Will Kids Like It? Yes

Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is a renowned crime novelist. He’s a successful and wealthy man who’s celebrating his 85th birthday. However, his birthday party doesn’t go so well. He argues with his family members over money, the business, and anything else that annoys him. Later that evening he’s found dead, with his throat slit open. Some think its suicide, others think a family member, or his devoted nurse, Marta (Ana de Armas), committed the crime. However, when Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), the best detective around, decides to solve the case, he unravels the truth about the family and discovers the mystery behind the crime novelists death.

Talking Points:

Sexual Content: Mild

  • There's talk of masturbation.
  • It's mentioned that a character had an affair.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

  • We see a dead body that's covered in blood.
  • Characters argue a lot-they punch and slap each other as well.
  • One character vomits numerous times.

Crude or Profane Language: Moderate

  • We hear "f--k," one time, we also hear "hell,"  "s--t," "a--shole," "ass," "bitch," "bastard," and "goddamn."

Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild

  • Characters are shown drinking at a party, smoking pot and smoking cigars.
  • There's talk about a morphine addict.
  • A character is injected with medication several times throughout the film.

Will Kids Like It? Yes

  • Overall this is a fun and entertaining film for a family with teenagers.

For more of Jackie's reviews, visit www.boxofficemom.com

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