Poseidon (2006) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Poseidon is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Poseidon (2006) is rated PG-13 for prolonged disaster sequences and sustained peril after a luxury cruise ship is overturned by a rogue wave. Parents should be aware of multiple on-screen deaths and frightening set…

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

Poseidon (2006) is rated PG-13 for prolonged disaster sequences and sustained peril after a luxury cruise ship is overturned by a rogue wave. Parents should be aware of multiple on-screen deaths and frightening set pieces — drownings, a man being impaled/crushed in an elevator shaft, electrocution in flooded rooms…

None. There is no sex or nudity in the film.

Strong, frequent disaster violence and many on-screen deaths: the ship is flipped by a wave, passengers are crushed, burned, electrocuted, or drown in several explicit sequences. Notable moments include Conor trapped on an upside-down piano then rescued, a…

Mild. Dialogue includes occasional curse words like "damn" and panicked exclamations during escape scenes; profanity is infrequent and not graphic.

Light. Characters drink at the New Year's Eve celebration and some men smoke and drink while gambling, but substance use is incidental to the plot and not glamorized.

Moderate. Recurrent themes are survival, sudden loss of loved ones, and grief after traumatic death (including loss of crew and passengers and a child put in peril). The film also includes heroic sacrifice and moral choices under extreme stress, presented…

Poseidon runs 98 minutes, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, released in 2006.

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