Knives Out-Kids’ Movie Review
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.
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
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-once on another character’s face.
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.
