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Red Planet

(2001, Rated PG-13, Science fiction, Starring Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tom Sizemore)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 13.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Teens may enjoy this by-the-book space thriller.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–14

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
  • Violence:

    One astronaut hits another, causing him to fall off a cliff. AMEE the robot, in military mode, fights with the astronauts, killing one and injuring another. Sensitive viewers will squirm when roachlike bugs swarm over astronauts' bodies and break through
  • Sex:

    Brief partial nudity when the female commander gets out of the shower.
  • Language:

    Infrequent mild to moderate profanity and one extreme expletive near the end.
  • Consumerism:

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

    The astronauts use the ship's lab to distill vodka.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Red Planet

Parents need to know that young teens will enjoy this by-the-book space mission thriller, but there are perilous situations and some mature content, so we recommend it for only the most mature in this group. Parents should be aware of some strong language, brief female nudity, and sci-fi violence.

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    I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it 4.0

    A cool story, but a lot of unnecessary content

    There's a lot of R-rated content in this one, mostly language. With the exception of only two characters, everybody cusses about every other sentence. That includes an obscenity, several "S" words, and an obscene gesture. The movie isn't very violent for the most part, except for one really gross scene. When one of the characters is found dead, the other two don't know that he was attacked by alien bugs. The audience doesn't know this either, until one of the bugs crawls out of his face. I was surprised this movie could keep a PG-13 rating after all that.

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