The Meg (2018) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests The Meg is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. The Meg is a creature-feature survival thriller about a deep-sea rescue diver, Jonas Taylor, who encounters an ancient, massive shark known as a Megalodon. The film received its PG-13 rating primarily for sustained…

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

The Meg is a creature-feature survival thriller about a deep-sea rescue diver, Jonas Taylor, who encounters an ancient, massive shark known as a Megalodon. The film received its PG-13 rating primarily for sustained sequences of creature-attack violence, intense underwater peril, and occasional bloody imagery. Parents…

Contains minor innuendo, including one character making a joke about insertion.

Features frequent creature-attack violence, including characters being eaten or mauled by the shark. While often non-graphic, there are brief glimpses of blood in the water, severed limbs, and characters sustaining fatal injuries.

Language is mild, with occasional use of words such as 'shit', 'ass', 'bitch', and 'bastard'.

Alcohol consumption is shown in passing during social scenes.

The film deals with intense survival scenarios, the death of crew members, and the trauma of past rescue failures.

The Meg runs 113 minutes, directed by Jon Turteltaub, released in 2018.

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