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Final Destination

(2000, Rated R, Classic, Starring Ali Larter, Devon Sawa, Kerr Smith)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 16.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Teens fear the reaper in this so-so thriller.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 16–18

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The main character tries to do good by attempting to save the lives of those he thinks are going to die. He is also willing to give his own life to save another.
  • Violence:

    As a plane explodes we see the terrifying effect on the passengers inside (e.g. people burning, lots of blood), a teenager accidentally hangs himself, a boy's head is cut in half by a flying piece of metal, a woman's throat is slashed and she is stabbed by knives that fall off a kitchen counter. There are other violent scenes where Death tries to take people's lives but fails.
  • Sex:

    Brief shot of a couple making out. A main character picks up a Penthouse magazine (we see only the cover of the magazine).
  • Language:

    Some strong language at the very beginning of the film (teenagers using foul language).
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Final Destination

Parents need to know that this movie has intense scenes of violence and gore peppered throughout. The death of the victims in these scenes is not caused by another person, but instead by circumstance and "chance" instigated by the shadowy figure of Death, who is sometimes seen as a blur in the background. There is no sexual content or drug use. Profanity is limited to our introduction to the high school students at the beginning of the film. While not overly gory, the film's treatment of death could scare younger children.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about death and/or the concept of destiny. Are our lives pre-determined, or do we have free will? To what degree are we able to control what happens in our lives?

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  1. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 15 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    Great movie but you gotta be at least a teenager.

    The movie is gory and bloody. There is some language and very minimal sexual material. Overall a thrilling film that should please anyone who can stomach the bloody scenes.

  2. I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    i did let my 6 year old watch a good bit of this movie. all parents are different regarding what they find ok for their kids, for me i definitely do not allow them to watch anything sexual or realistically violent. of course i warned him to not look at any of the death scenes other than the airplane part. the site review was wrong on sexual content however. it states that we only see the cover of the Penthouse magazine so I didn't tell him to look away and we actually see a nude woman on the page for a good few seconds so I was upset about that. Just use caution in determining if your children should see it or not.

  3. I rate this title off for age 8 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    ok i know u people are gonna go like WHAT but i saw this movie and i think maybe i shouldnt have seen it its really gory but not scary the reason i saw this is beacause my dad didnt know it was rated r after i told him about it he said i shouldnt watch movies like that ever agian

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    Good Movie

    This is a great suspensful movie. Although it doesnt say (on the rating). it contains very disturbing images (including someones head getting chopped off). There is almost non stop swearing (ussually f-word). And brief nudity in a magazine.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 2.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    Decent Entertainment

    Entertaining enough. The death scenes are well done, and should be appreciated. There could've been a little more plot, but it's fine.

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Kentucky
    I rate this title off for age 12 and give it 5.0

    Extremely good.

    I love this film. It has suspense...

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Edge of seat whole time!!!

    Great movie, but there is a lot of blood. Good movie for teens. Strong language. (F-word said quite frequently)

  8. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    So Good

    This is one of my favorite movies, but I would not recommend it to somebody who will be going on a plane soon. The main character (Alex) does good and risks his life to save others. Pretty violent, but not much of anything else.

  9. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    an exciting horror/thriller for anyone aobut ages 13+

    *CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS* this movie is one that will keep you up all night thinking about death. in this movie, a pathologist examines a teenager that accidently hung himself and thats where the 2 main characters discover that death has a plan, and by getting off the plane that one character knows is going to crash, he and his friends are entitled to new priveleges on how they are going to die. one by one, all characters "accidently" diein several gruesome ways. some of the deaths you may think will be gory are actually not too bad. the idea that a high schooler gets his head cut off by a flying piece of metal is gruesome, but there is almost no blood shown. the character's death which is the most violently shown is that of one of the teachers. she has a crack in her mug where she has vodka in and it drips all around the house wherever she goes. and then when her computer explodes because it gets wet, a piece of glass goes into her throat and blood squirts out. then she goes to the kitchen to get a rag which just HAPPENS to be sitting on a rack of knifes and then 1 knife goes into her heart, then her house blows up. one character is hit by a bus,only some blood splatered on characters, and then there is an explosion that nearly kills 2, but they servive

  10. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in New Hampshire
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Extremely bloody

    I WOULD NOT recommend this for kids my age.

  11. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    Horrable,Vilent,Cued.

  12. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 4.0

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