Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Maze Runner: The Death Cure is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Maze Runner: The Death Cure concludes the dystopian trilogy as Thomas and his allies infiltrate a high-security city to rescue friends and find a cure for a lethal virus. The film carries a PG-13 rating for frequent…

Maze Runner: The Death Cure is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.

Maze Runner: The Death Cure concludes the dystopian trilogy as Thomas and his allies infiltrate a high-security city to rescue friends and find a cure for a lethal virus. The film carries a PG-13 rating for frequent sci-fi violence, intense sequences of peril, and coarse language. Parents should be aware of the bleak…

Contains one fleeting kiss and background scenes of people dancing in revealing clothing at a party.

Moderate to strong sci-fi action throughout. Includes frequent gunfire, hand-to-hand combat, stabbings, and vehicle crashes resulting in fatalities. Blood is visible on characters and wounds.

Moderate profanity occurs throughout, featuring numerous uses of 'sh-t,' as well as 'damn,' 'bastard,' 'bitch,' and a single 'twat.' The Lord's name is taken in vain a few times.

Features fictional experimental serums and liquid medications injected into characters as part of medical efforts to treat a terminal virus.

The film deals with terminal illness, the morality of survival during a societal collapse, government-sanctioned experimentation on children, and the emotional trauma of losing close friends.

Maze Runner: The Death Cure runs 143 minutes, directed by Wes Ball, released in 2018.

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