Don't Knock Twice (2017) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Don't Knock Twice is best for ages 15+. It's rated R. Don't Knock Twice is a supernatural horror film centering on Jess, a sculptor trying to reconcile with her estranged, troubled daughter, Chloe. After Chloe accidentally triggers an urban legend, she and her mother…

Don't Knock Twice is officially rated R. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 15+.

Don't Knock Twice is a supernatural horror film centering on Jess, a sculptor trying to reconcile with her estranged, troubled daughter, Chloe. After Chloe accidentally triggers an urban legend, she and her mother become targeted by a malevolent demonic spirit. The film contains frequent jump scares, intense…

There is no sexual content in this film.

Violence is moderate and horror-focused. It includes a graphic suicide sequence involving a throat-slitting, characters being physically dragged and manhandled by an unseen force, and a scene where a character impales their foot on rusted nails. Some blood…

Language is mild, featuring occasional use of strong profanity, including approximately four instances of the 'f-word'.

There are brief, verbal references to a character's past struggles with drug addiction, which serve as context for the strained parent-child relationship.

The film explores dark themes of abandonment, the consequences of false accusations, suicide, and parental guilt. These mature elements are central to the plot's emotional weight.

Don't Knock Twice runs 93 minutes, directed by Caradog W. James, released in 2017.

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