Parents' Guide to The Beast

Parents need to know that The Beast is an intriguing sci-fi drama that stars Léa Seydoux and George MacKay as two people who connect in three different time periods between 1910 and 2044, where technology exists to erase the memories of past lives from a person's DNA. Some dialogue is in English and some in French with English subtitles. Strong language includes "f--k" and "s--t," and characters smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol, as well as take drugs on one occasion. There are sexual references and passionate kissing. A woman's breasts and nipples are seen through wet clothes, and full male nudity is shown in paintings. A person is threatened with a gun, and a bloody dead body is later seen in a pool. Characters drown on-screen. There are references to suicide, anxiety attacks, and a brief glimpse of an online video that appears to show a dead baby. In one scene, a cat is strangled to death. At almost two-and-a-half hours, the movie may not hold the attention of some, and the plot tends to favor art over action, but this will appeal to older teens and adults who are open to films that raise philosophical questions and require a little more concentration. The film is adapted from Henry James' 1903 novella The Beast in the Jungle.

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