Colours of Time (2025) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?
Age Rating, Sex, Violence & Language
When four distant cousins inherit a 19th-century home in Normandy, they decide to visit and examine their family history. No one has lived there since the 1940s, and the cousins are intrigued by all of the items they find there, little things that help them to understand their ancestor, Adèle Vermillard. Jumping back and forth in time, they meet the mysterious Adèle, whose bohemian lifestyle, and her relationships with the leading artists of the time, changes their lives.
Rated 12 • 2025 • 2h 6m
Colours of Time explores family history through parallel storylines, but its content is best suited for older teens. The film's rating is primarily due to scenes of non-sexual, artistic nudity, including a woman posing for a painter and a separate scene showing a woman's exposed breast. There is no violence or gore. Thematic elements include parental abandonment and characters questioning their life paths, alongside mild language and… Sign up for the full guide
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Is Colours of Time appropriate for kids?
Colours of Time explores family history through parallel storylines, but its content is best suited for older teens. The film's rating is primarily due to scenes of non-sexual, artistic nudity, including a woman posing for a painter and a separate scene showing a woman's exposed… Read more — free account
Content severity in Colours of Time
What happens in Colours of Time, moment by moment
- 0:12 🔥 Mature Themes 3/10
- 0:21 🍷 Substances 3/10
- 0:35 💬 Language 3/10
Sex and nudity in Colours of Time
Contains two notable scenes of nudity, both presented in a non-sexual, artistic context. In a flashback to the 1890s, a female character, Adèle, models nude for a male painter. In a separate moment, a woman is seen talking with another woman with her full breast exposed to the camera.
Violence and gore in Colours of Time
No violence is depicted in the film. The plot focuses on interpersonal relationships and historical discovery, and contains no fights, weapons, or acts of aggression.
Language in Colours of Time
Language is mild and infrequent. Viewers may hear a few instances of minor expletives used in moments of frustration by the modern-day characters.
Drugs, alcohol, and smoking in Colours of Time
Substance use is mild and reflects social norms. Characters are frequently shown drinking wine with meals or during conversations, both in the modern day and in the 19th-century flashbacks. Some characters also smoke cigarettes.
Mature themes in Colours of Time
Thematic content is moderate. The central plot involves an ancestor, Adèle, searching for the mother who abandoned her, a recurring theme of loss and longing. The modern-day cousins grapple with being estranged from one another and reconsider their own life choices in light of their family's history.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Colours of Time appropriate for kids?
Bontent's parent guide suggests Colours of Time is best for ages 15+. It's rated 12. Colours of Time explores family history through parallel storylines, but its content is best suited for older teens. The film's rating is primarily due to scenes of non-sexual, artistic nudity, including a woman posing…
What age rating does Colours of Time have?
Colours of Time is officially rated 12. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 15+.
What is Colours of Time about?
Colours of Time explores family history through parallel storylines, but its content is best suited for older teens. The film's rating is primarily due to scenes of non-sexual, artistic nudity, including a woman posing for a painter and a separate scene showing a woman's exposed breast. There is no violence or gore…
Is there sex or nudity in Colours of Time?
Contains two notable scenes of nudity, both presented in a non-sexual, artistic context. In a flashback to the 1890s, a female character, Adèle, models nude for a male painter. In a separate moment, a woman is seen talking with another woman with her full…
How violent is Colours of Time?
No violence is depicted in the film. The plot focuses on interpersonal relationships and historical discovery, and contains no fights, weapons, or acts of aggression.
Is the language in Colours of Time appropriate for kids?
Language is mild and infrequent. Viewers may hear a few instances of minor expletives used in moments of frustration by the modern-day characters.
Are drugs, alcohol, or smoking shown in Colours of Time?
Substance use is mild and reflects social norms. Characters are frequently shown drinking wine with meals or during conversations, both in the modern day and in the 19th-century flashbacks. Some characters also smoke cigarettes.
What mature themes appear in Colours of Time?
Thematic content is moderate. The central plot involves an ancestor, Adèle, searching for the mother who abandoned her, a recurring theme of loss and longing. The modern-day cousins grapple with being estranged from one another and reconsider their own life…
How long is Colours of Time?
Colours of Time runs 126 minutes, directed by Cédric Klapisch, released in 2025.
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