Fullmetal Alchemist (2017) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Fullmetal Alchemist is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Fullmetal Alchemist (2017) is rated PG-13 primarily for intense, often disturbing violence and mature themes around death and unethical human experimentation. Parents should be aware of graphic-seeming imagery: the…

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

Fullmetal Alchemist (2017) is rated PG-13 primarily for intense, often disturbing violence and mature themes around death and unethical human experimentation. Parents should be aware of graphic-seeming imagery: the failed human transmutation that costs Edward and Alphonse their bodies, the shocking Shou Tucker…

Very minimal. A woman is shown in a revealing dress that exposes cleavage, and there is one brief, non-sexual shot of a young boy sitting naked (no genital detail shown). No explicit sexual activity or nudity is presented.

Strong and sometimes disturbing: the film centers on the consequences of banned alchemy, including the failed human transmutation that costs Edward and Alphonse their bodies. There are multiple murders (Dr. Marcoh is killed by Lust; Maes Hughes is murdered by…

Mild. Occasional mild swears such as "damn" and the word "bitch" are used in conversation; profanity is sparse and not pervasive.

None. No notable drinking, drug use, or smoking is shown.

Strong, adult themes run through the story: grief and bereavement (the brothers' attempt to revive their mother), child endangerment and abuse (the Tucker chimera), unethical human experimentation, government/military conspiracy, and the moral cost of using…

Fullmetal Alchemist runs 135 minutes, directed by Fumihiko Sori, released in 2017.

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