The Rundown (2003) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests The Rundown is best for ages 12+. It's rated PG-13. A 'retrieval expert' is sent to the Amazon to bring back his boss's son and gets caught up in a rebellion against a mining tyrant. Dwayne Johnson and Seann William Scott. An enormously entertaining action-comedy. The…

The Rundown is officially rated PG-13. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 12+.

A 'retrieval expert' is sent to the Amazon to bring back his boss's son and gets caught up in a rebellion against a mining tyrant. Dwayne Johnson and Seann William Scott. An enormously entertaining action-comedy. The PG-13 rating covers action violence and some crude humour.

There is no actual sex or nudity depicted in this film. Consistent with its PG-13 rating, the movie avoids romantic subplots or suggestive content, focusing instead on high-octane action and comedic banter.

Jungle combat sequences. A bar brawl. Mine explosions. Christopher Walken as a delightfully strange villain. Action violence consistent with PG-13.

The film contains moderate language consistent with an action-oriented PG-13 rating, including approximately one use of the 'f-word.' There are also several instances of 's-word,' 'hell,' and 'ass,' though the dialogue remains focused on plot-driven humor.

In a prolonged comedic sequence, characters accidentally ingest a hallucinogenic fruit known as 'Konlobos.' This leads to a moderate depiction of temporary paralysis and sensory distortion, played entirely for laughs rather than as an endorsement of drug use.

Corporate exploitation of indigenous workers — the film's villain runs a gold mining operation that enslaves local people. The film uses this as its adventure backdrop without fully engaging the politics.

The Rundown runs 104 minutes, directed by Peter Berg, released in 2003.

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