A Cure for Wellness (2017) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?
Age Rating, Sex, Violence & Language
An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.
Rated R • 2017 • 2h 26m
A Cure for Wellness is an R-rated psychological horror film that earns its rating with severe and graphic content. The story follows an executive, Lockhart, who uncovers the grotesque secrets of a Swiss wellness center. Parents should be aware of numerous scenes of body horror and torture, including a graphic dental scene and a sequence involving force-feeding eels. The film also contains strong sexual content, including pervasive… Sign up for the full guide
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Is A Cure for Wellness appropriate for kids?
A Cure for Wellness is an R-rated psychological horror film that earns its rating with severe and graphic content. The story follows an executive, Lockhart, who uncovers the grotesque secrets of a Swiss wellness center. Parents should be aware of numerous scenes of body horror… Read more — free account
Content severity in A Cure for Wellness
What happens in A Cure for Wellness, moment by moment
- 0:04 🔥 Mature Themes 8/10
- 0:17 ⚔ Violence & Gore 6/10
- 0:26 🍷 Substances 3/10
Sex and nudity in A Cure for Wellness
Strong and graphic. The film contains a significant amount of nudity, including full-frontal male and female nudity in non-sexual contexts like bathing or as part of medical procedures. One scene depicts an attempted sexual assault where a woman's clothes are torn off and she is held down on a bed. The backstory involves themes of incest between a baron and his sister. A deceased male character's genitals are briefly visible. A woman exposes her breasts to a man, who is then implied to masturbate off-screen.
Violence and gore in A Cure for Wellness
Severe and graphic throughout. The film is laden with disturbing body horror and violent imagery. One particularly intense scene shows a character's tooth being drilled without anesthetic, with close-ups on the bloody process. Another sequence involves a character being force-fed live eels through a funnel. Other violence includes a gory car crash involving a deer, a cow being cut open spilling guts and a fetus, a character's face being revealed as a mask over horrific burns, and a climactic death where a…
Read more — free accountLanguage in A Cure for Wellness
Moderate. The film includes multiple uses of the word "f--k," often in moments of stress or anger. Other profanity such as "shit," "asshole," and "goddamn" is used occasionally throughout.
Drugs, alcohol, and smoking in A Cure for Wellness
Moderate. The central plot revolves around a life-extending "cure" that characters, including a young girl named Hannah, regularly drink from vials. Patients at the center are also shown being sedated. In one sequence, Lockhart visits a town bar and is shown drinking alcohol. Some background characters smoke cigarettes.
Mature themes in A Cure for Wellness
Severe and disturbing. The film explores dark and complex themes. A character's suicide by jumping off a bridge is shown at the beginning. The central plot is driven by a history of incest and a villain's obsession with pure bloodlines. Themes of medical torture, psychological manipulation (gaslighting), confinement, and the dehumanization of people for the benefit of the wealthy are pervasive and intensely portrayed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is A Cure for Wellness appropriate for kids?
Bontent's parent guide suggests A Cure for Wellness is best for ages 17+. It's rated R. A Cure for Wellness is an R-rated psychological horror film that earns its rating with severe and graphic content. The story follows an executive, Lockhart, who uncovers the grotesque secrets of a Swiss wellness center…
What age rating does A Cure for Wellness have?
A Cure for Wellness is officially rated R. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 17+.
What is A Cure for Wellness about?
A Cure for Wellness is an R-rated psychological horror film that earns its rating with severe and graphic content. The story follows an executive, Lockhart, who uncovers the grotesque secrets of a Swiss wellness center. Parents should be aware of numerous scenes of body horror and torture, including a graphic dental…
Is there sex or nudity in A Cure for Wellness?
Strong and graphic. The film contains a significant amount of nudity, including full-frontal male and female nudity in non-sexual contexts like bathing or as part of medical procedures. One scene depicts an attempted sexual assault where a woman's clothes are…
How violent is A Cure for Wellness?
Severe and graphic throughout. The film is laden with disturbing body horror and violent imagery. One particularly intense scene shows a character's tooth being drilled without anesthetic, with close-ups on the bloody process. Another sequence involves a…
Is the language in A Cure for Wellness appropriate for kids?
Moderate. The film includes multiple uses of the word "f--k," often in moments of stress or anger. Other profanity such as "shit," "asshole," and "goddamn" is used occasionally throughout.
Are drugs, alcohol, or smoking shown in A Cure for Wellness?
Moderate. The central plot revolves around a life-extending "cure" that characters, including a young girl named Hannah, regularly drink from vials. Patients at the center are also shown being sedated. In one sequence, Lockhart visits a town bar and is shown…
What mature themes appear in A Cure for Wellness?
Severe and disturbing. The film explores dark and complex themes. A character's suicide by jumping off a bridge is shown at the beginning. The central plot is driven by a history of incest and a villain's obsession with pure bloodlines. Themes of medical…
How long is A Cure for Wellness?
A Cure for Wellness runs 146 minutes, directed by Gore Verbinski, released in 2017.
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