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Parents' Guide to

Riddick

By Jeffrey Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 17+

Riddick returns in violent sequel with more sex content.

Movie R 2013 119 minutes
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What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

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age 17+

Based on 4 parent reviews

Ash_1
Ash_1 Adult
June 5, 2021
age 14+

Amazing...

I love all the Riddick movies and this one is great! Thank you for adding unrated versions... If you raise your kids to understand what they see in movies is fake then a mature teen can handle it... Some parents are just too sensitive. Nudity is ok as well and not like the prudes that think anything sexual is evil. Lol Jeff, if gore and language bother you then maybe you should go watch an animated Disney movie.
Jefe1970
Jefe1970 Adult
May 27, 2021
age 18+

Not needed

I don't think all these movies these days need nudity it takes away from the story line and the actors in the movies. Also, we have enough blood and gore and bad language in the real world, I understand certain things sell better, but seriously if you have to do it to sell it, it's not worth it in my opinion.

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
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What's the Story?

At the end of The Chronicles of Riddick, Richard B. Riddick (Vin Diesel) was the ruler of the Necromongers. But he's quickly betrayed and left for dead on a barren planet that's populated with deadly, ravenous creatures. Using his wits and cunning, Riddick survives -- and eventually discovers a way off the planet by activating a beacon that attracts two different bands of bounty hunters. His plan is to take their ship by whatever means necessary. But things take a different turn when an even greater threat approaches, and the humans are forced to work together to survive.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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RIDDICK works better than many big-budget sci-fi action movies. After Pitch Black became a success on home video, director David Twohy made a sequel, The Chronicles of Riddick, which cost four times as much, with more plot and more of everything. It was a dud. Now, for the third film, he's gone back to the modest-budget genre movies he excels at and delivers another winner. RIDDICK -- albeit violent and sexed-up -- is great fun, with simple ideas and goals, focused on characters who try to use their brains, and with all the action set in a limited space and time. The attacking aliens aren't exactly top-of-the-line visual effects, but that doesn't matter hugely, since the characters are the film's primary focus. The movie starts with an almost completely visual sequence that shows Riddick as he mends a broken leg, befriends an alien dog, and adapts to the alien landscape. Then, as in the first movie, Twohy builds the legend of Riddick by keeping him off screen as the other characters talk about him.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about Riddick's violence. Is it necessary to the story? Is it scary or thrilling? How does its impact compare to that of more realistic violence you've seen in other movies?

  • What did you think of the movie's sexual content? Why do you think filmmakers chose to include more of that in this movie than they did in the previous installments?

  • Is the movie scary? Is that because of sudden shocks or because of long, drawn-out suspense? Are the monsters scary?

  • What's so interesting about Riddick, even though he's such a bad guy? Can he be considered a role model?

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