An Officer and a Spy (2019) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests An Officer and a Spy is best for ages 13+. It's rated 12. An Officer and a Spy chronicles the historical Dreyfus Affair in late 19th-century France, focusing on Officer Georges Picquart’s investigation into a monumental military cover-up. The film features moderate tension…

An Officer and a Spy is officially rated 12. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.

An Officer and a Spy chronicles the historical Dreyfus Affair in late 19th-century France, focusing on Officer Georges Picquart’s investigation into a monumental military cover-up. The film features moderate tension surrounding systemic antisemitism, political corruption, and the legal battle to exonerate a wrongfully…

There is a single scene where an officer performs a wiretap operation and hears sounds of moaning, implying sexual activity occurring off-screen.

Violence is infrequent and generally mild, including a formal sword duel between two officers and an assassination attempt on a lawyer that ends in non-graphic injury.

Language is very mild, primarily consisting of period-appropriate formal address and occasional minor insults, but the film lacks explicit or modern profanity.

The film features persistent, era-appropriate cigarette and cigar smoking by various characters throughout the narrative.

The film deals heavily with institutionalized antisemitism, judicial error, and the moral corruption of high-ranking military officials.

An Officer and a Spy runs 132 minutes, directed by Roman Polanski, released in 2019.

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