AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests AVP: Alien vs. Predator is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. AVP: Alien vs. Predator received its PG-13 rating primarily for sustained and intense sci-fi violence and frightening horror images. The plot follows a team of human explorers led by Lex Woods who get caught in a…

AVP: Alien vs. Predator is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.

AVP: Alien vs. Predator received its PG-13 rating primarily for sustained and intense sci-fi violence and frightening horror images. The plot follows a team of human explorers led by Lex Woods who get caught in a ritualistic battle between the iconic Predator and Xenomorph species in a buried Antarctic pyramid. The…

Essentially absent. One brief, passing verbal reference to an item needed for safe sex is the only content in this category.

Frequent and strong creature violence is the film's focus. Predators and Xenomorphs fight with blades, claws, and futuristic weapons, resulting in dismemberment, impalement, and green or acidic blood spray. Several humans are killed, some impaled by Predator…

Language is moderate. There is one use of "f--k" and a handful of uses of "s--t." Other milder terms like "hell," "damn," and "asshole" are also used.

Substance use is very light. A few characters are seen smoking cigarettes or cigars early in the film. There are also brief social scenes involving celebratory drinking.

Thematic content involves intense life-or-death peril and the horror of being hunted. A main character, Weyland, is revealed to be terminally ill. The concept of humans being used as unwilling sacrificial hosts for a parasitic species is central to the plot…

AVP: Alien vs. Predator runs 101 minutes, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, released in 2004.

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