Force Majeure (2014) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Force Majeure is best for ages 15+. It's rated NR. Overall: A Swedish family on a ski holiday witnesses an avalanche — and the father runs while his wife and children stand their ground. The aftermath exposes a marriage's fault lines. Unrated but PG-13 equivalent.

Force Majeure is officially rated NR. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 15+.

Overall: A Swedish family on a ski holiday witnesses an avalanche — and the father runs while his wife and children stand their ground. The aftermath exposes a marriage's fault lines. Unrated but PG-13 equivalent.

None.

None. The avalanche is controlled and anticlimactic — the real disaster is in the aftermath.

Strong language in subtitles as the marriage deteriorates.

Social drinking at a ski resort. Not significant.

The gap between who we believe we are and how we actually behave under pressure. A man's cowardice in a moment of danger and his inability to accept what it reveals about him. A film about the stories marriages tell about themselves.

Force Majeure runs 120 minutes, directed by Ruben Östlund, released in 2014.

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