Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Keeping Up with the Joneses is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Keeping Up with the Joneses is a PG-13 spy-comedy centered on Jeff and Karen Gaffney, a suburban couple who become entangled in their new neighbors' espionage mission. The film earns its rating through frequent crude…

Keeping Up with the Joneses is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.

Keeping Up with the Joneses is a PG-13 spy-comedy centered on Jeff and Karen Gaffney, a suburban couple who become entangled in their new neighbors' espionage mission. The film earns its rating through frequent crude sexual references, suggestive banter, and occasional action violence involving gunfights and car…

The film contains pervasive sexual humor and innuendo. Notable scenes include Gal Gadot's character making suggestive advances, appearing in lingerie, and a brief kiss between two women. Other moments involve characters discussing sex lives using crude…

Action sequences include car chases, gunfights, and physical altercations. While mostly non-graphic, there is a scene involving a severed snake head and another where a man is shot in the head with brief blood shown. These moments are frequent but lack…

Profanity is moderate throughout the film. This includes one clear use of the 'f-word,' along with several instances of 's-words,' 'damns,' 'hells,' and other crude terms like 'pussy.'

Substance use is present but relatively minor. Characters are seen drinking alcohol in social settings and at a restaurant. One sequence involves a character being struck by a tranquilizer dart, leading to a temporary intoxicated state.

The film explores themes of workplace paranoia, marital trust, and deception. The central plot relies on the premise of spies infiltrating a community and an MBI employee potentially committing treason.

Keeping Up with the Joneses runs 105 minutes, directed by Greg Mottola, released in 2016.

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