Mass (2021) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Mass is best for ages 14+. It's rated PG-13. Mass is an emotionally heavy chamber drama focusing on a private meeting between two sets of parents: Jay and Gail, whose son was killed in a school shooting, and Richard and Linda, the parents of the perpetrator. The…

Mass is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 14+.

Mass is an emotionally heavy chamber drama focusing on a private meeting between two sets of parents: Jay and Gail, whose son was killed in a school shooting, and Richard and Linda, the parents of the perpetrator. The film carries a PG-13 rating primarily due to its intense thematic exploration of grief, guilt, and…

There is no sexual content in this film.

There is no on-screen physical violence shown. However, characters engage in detailed, harrowing verbal descriptions of a past school shooting and the events surrounding their children's deaths.

Language is infrequent and mild, including single uses of 'bullshit', 'shit', and a muttered 'fucking'.

There is no substance use depicted in this film.

The film deals heavily with the trauma of a school mass shooting, parental guilt, suicide, and the immense difficulty of finding empathy or forgiveness after a child's death. These discussions are sustained and emotionally taxing throughout the runtime.

Mass runs 111 minutes, directed by Fran Kranz, released in 2021.

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