Get Low (2010) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Get Low is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Get Low is a somber character study set in 1930s Tennessee, focusing on the mysterious hermit Felix Bush as he organizes a funeral party while still alive. The film deals with heavy, mature themes including past trauma…

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

Get Low is a somber character study set in 1930s Tennessee, focusing on the mysterious hermit Felix Bush as he organizes a funeral party while still alive. The film deals with heavy, mature themes including past trauma, infidelity, and the heavy emotional burden of guilt over a fire that killed a woman years prior. It…

The film contains no explicit sexual content, though there are brief, non-explicit references to an affair between Felix and a woman in his past. One scene depicts a couple sharing a few tender, intimate moments.

Violence is relatively mild and infrequent. It includes a flashback scene of a house fire where a man jumps from a window, and a brief, minor fistfight. Some scenes feature people being startled by gunfire directed at property.

Language is mild throughout the film. Occasional uses of terms like 'damn,' 'hell,' 'shit,' 'bitch,' and 'bastard' are present, typically reflecting the rural 1930s setting.

Substance use is limited to characters occasionally consuming alcoholic beverages in a social or dramatic context.

The narrative is driven by heavy themes of regret, long-term emotional isolation, and the aftermath of a violent death. Characters grapple with grief, past sins, and the need for redemption, which some younger viewers may find emotionally taxing.

Get Low runs 103 minutes, directed by Aaron Schneider, released in 2010.

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