Casino Royale (2006) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Casino Royale is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Daniel Craig's debut as James Bond — a stripped-back origin story showing Bond earning his 00 status. The PG-13 rating covers action violence, a torture scene, and a significant character death. The grittiest and most…

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

Daniel Craig's debut as James Bond — a stripped-back origin story showing Bond earning his 00 status. The PG-13 rating covers action violence, a torture scene, and a significant character death. The grittiest and most emotionally substantial Bond film.

Bond's romantic relationships — brief, non-graphic sexual content. A woman emerges from the sea in a bikini (homage to Ursula Andress). The film is less exploitative of its female characters than the franchise tradition.

A brutal hand-to-hand fight in a stairwell. A torture scene — Bond tied to a chair, struck repeatedly in the groin — played for grim dark comedy. Deaths by shooting and drowning. The violence is realistic rather than cartoonish.

Moderate language, consistent with PG-13.

Bond drinks martinis — shaken, not stirred. Social drinking throughout, consistent with the franchise.

The emotional cost of the spy life — Bond falls genuinely in love for the first time and the film destroys that love to forge the cold, cynical agent of the classic films. A betrayal that explains everything about the character's subsequent behaviour.

Casino Royale runs 144 minutes, directed by Martin Campbell, released in 2006.

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