News of the World (2020) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests News of the World is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. News of the World is a somber period drama following Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a traveling veteran who reluctantly agrees to transport an orphaned girl named Johanna across the post-Civil War American frontier. The…

News of the World is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 13+.

News of the World is a somber period drama following Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a traveling veteran who reluctantly agrees to transport an orphaned girl named Johanna across the post-Civil War American frontier. The film earns its PG-13 rating primarily through historical violence, including shootouts and the…

None. There is a brief, non-explicit implication of an intimate history between Captain Kidd and a female acquaintance, but nothing is shown.

Moderate. The film contains two primary shootouts where characters are killed, though the gore is limited. Visual depictions include a man found hanging from a tree, a scene with dozens of skinned bison carcasses, and a character suffering a minor head injury.

Mild. The dialogue includes approximately a dozen instances of profanity, including uses of 'damn', 'shit', and a single usage of 'fucker'.

Mild. A few scenes depict characters smoking cigarettes and consuming alcohol from bottles, reflecting the 19th-century setting.

Strong. The narrative is heavy with themes of orphanhood, the trauma of the Civil War, and racial displacement. Most notably, a character provides a graphic verbal description of finding a family murdered, specifically mentioning an infant being killed, which…

News of the World runs 118 minutes, directed by Paul Greengrass, released in 2020.

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