Double Threat (2023) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Name: Double Threat
Director: Shane Stanley
Released: 2023
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6.5

Age Rating, Sex, Violence & Language

With ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes.

Rated PG-13 • 2023 • 1h 31m

Directed by Shane Stanley

6.5

100+

Average rating by Bontent members

Age

13+

Double Threat is a PG-13 crime thriller about a young woman on the run from mobsters who also struggles with a split personality; the female lead (played by Danielle C. Ryan) and a man on a pilgrimage are central. The film earned its rating for several violent confrontations (gunfights, a stabbing, and one briefly gory arrow-to-the-head moment), along with partial nudity/sexual activity, frequent coarse language, and onscreen drinking… Sign up for the full guide

Cast

Danielle Chuchran

Matthew Lawrence

Kevin Joy

Mo Gallini

Dawn Olivieri

Andrea Logan White

Aimey Beer

Dmitriy Karas

David Castro

Jurnee Mroczek

Karen Ross

Val Barri

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Is Double Threat appropriate for kids?

Content severity in Double Threat

Sex Strong 6/10

Violence Intense 8/10

Language Moderate 4/10

Substances Moderate 3/10

Themes Strong 5/10

What happens in Double Threat, moment by moment

0:05 ♥ Sex & Nudity 4/10
0:09 ⚔ Violence & Gore 6/10
0:14 ♥ Sex & Nudity 6/10

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Sex and nudity in Double Threat

Contains a handful of sexual situations and overt innuendo. One scene depicts a man and woman simulating sex on a pool table (you see her bare back and lace panties; thrusting implied), and there are several scenes of sexualized camera shots (a man ogling a clerk, a woman pumping a radiator hose suggestively). A non-sexual shirt-removal briefly shows a woman in a bra and a man in his boxers. No explicit full nudity is shown.

Violence and gore in Double Threat

Several sequences of gunfights and hand-to-hand fighting recur through the film; most hits are non-graphic but intense. A knife is thrown into a man's neck (brief, looks sudden with little blood), and there is one moment where an arrow is shot through a man's head with a brief visible bloody injury. A woman is shot in one scene and is shown coughing up blood; expect realistic assault and threat throughout.

Language in Double Threat

Frequent coarse language throughout: multiple uses of "shit," occasional uses of "Goddamn," several uses of "bitch" and "ass." The dialogue fits PG-13-level profanity; no spoken f-word is reported.

Drugs, alcohol, and smoking in Double Threat

Alcohol use appears in social settings: characters drink wine in one scene and there's a bar sequence with people drinking. No on-screen illicit drug use or intoxication-based plot points are emphasized.

Mature themes in Double Threat

The story involves criminal violence, pursuit by mobsters, and grief (a pilgrimage to scatter a brother's ashes). The female lead displays dissociative/split-personality behavior that is a recurring plot element. These themes are handled within the crime-thriller context and can be emotionally intense.

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Is Double Threat appropriate for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Double Threat is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Double Threat is a PG-13 crime thriller about a young woman on the run from mobsters who also struggles with a split personality; the female lead (played by Danielle C. Ryan) and a man on a pilgrimage are central. The…

What age rating does Double Threat have?

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

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Is there sex or nudity in Double Threat?

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Is the language in Double Threat appropriate for kids?

Frequent coarse language throughout: multiple uses of "shit," occasional uses of "Goddamn," several uses of "bitch" and "ass." The dialogue fits PG-13-level profanity; no spoken f-word is reported.

Are drugs, alcohol, or smoking shown in Double Threat?

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How long is Double Threat?

Double Threat runs 91 minutes, directed by Shane Stanley, released in 2023.

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