In the Tall Grass (2019) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests In the Tall Grass is best for ages 17+. It's rated MA 15+. In the Tall Grass is a psychological horror film involving a pregnant woman, Becky, and her brother, Cal, who become trapped in a malevolent field that distorts space and time. The film features intense, graphic…

In the Tall Grass is officially rated MA 15+. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 17+.

In the Tall Grass is a psychological horror film involving a pregnant woman, Becky, and her brother, Cal, who become trapped in a malevolent field that distorts space and time. The film features intense, graphic violence including stabbings, physical beatings, and disturbing imagery regarding a deceased animal and…

There are occasional, brief verbal sexual references and innuendo regarding intimacy between characters.

The film contains graphic, severe violence including a character's eye being stabbed, a woman's head being crushed between hands, and various scenes of strangulation and physical assault. A dead dog is shown in a state of decay.

Strong profanity, including one clear use of the 'f-word', is present.

There is a fleeting, background instance of cigarette smoking by a character.

The narrative centers on existential hopelessness, the death of a child, and the trauma of being trapped in a supernatural time loop.

In the Tall Grass runs 101 minutes, directed by Vincenzo Natali, released in 2019.

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