Carry-On (2024) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Carry-On is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Carry-On is a high-stakes thriller centered on Ethan, a TSA officer at LAX who is coerced into smuggling a dangerous item onto a flight to protect his pregnant girlfriend, Nora. The film earns its PG-13 rating primarily…

Carry-On is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.

Carry-On is a high-stakes thriller centered on Ethan, a TSA officer at LAX who is coerced into smuggling a dangerous item onto a flight to protect his pregnant girlfriend, Nora. The film earns its PG-13 rating primarily through sustained, intense psychological pressure, moderate violence, and sharp profanity. Parents…

The film contains minor suggestive dialogue, including crude references to sex toys and a flippant comment about "cheeks clapping." A man and woman share a few brief, romantic kisses.

Violence is moderate and includes a poisoning, a neck stabbing with a pen, gun threats, and a plastic gun explosion. Some scenes depict blood detail following injuries, though they stop short of excessive gore.

Profanity is present throughout, including several uses of "shit," "asshole," "dickhead," and "Goddamn." There is one instance of an obscene hand gesture.

A minor plot point involves a character surreptitiously slipping alcohol into a coworker's drink to cause his termination.

The narrative centers on severe blackmail and the moral dilemma of a man forced to facilitate a terrorist act to save his partner. Themes of corruption and the psychological weight of life-or-death decision-making are constant.

Carry-On runs 120 minutes, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, released in 2024.

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