Thirteen Lives (2022) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests Thirteen Lives is best for ages 13+. It's rated PG-13. Thirteen Lives depicts the true story of the Tham Luang cave rescue, where twelve young soccer players and their coach became trapped by rising floodwaters. The film maintains high intensity throughout as divers…

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

Thirteen Lives depicts the true story of the Tham Luang cave rescue, where twelve young soccer players and their coach became trapped by rising floodwaters. The film maintains high intensity throughout as divers navigate claustrophobic underwater tunnels, leading to the PG-13 rating for frequent peril and unsettling…

There is no sexual content in the film. Men are occasionally seen shirtless as they work in the humid Thai environment, but there is no nudity or sexualized behavior.

Violence is depicted as the result of the extreme cave environment. Divers suffer bloody scrapes, head wounds, and bruises from collisions with jagged rocks inside the tunnels. One sequence shows a character losing consciousness underwater, and there is a…

The film contains mild profanity, including infrequent uses of 'ass' and 'shit'. There is a single use of the 'f-word' heard during a stressful moment in the rescue.

There is minimal substance use depicted. A brief, passing shot shows an unnamed local character smoking a cigarette.

The film centers on the true, harrowing events of the 2018 cave rescue, involving themes of life-and-death risk, the tragic loss of volunteer rescuers, and the intense emotional pressure placed on the trapped boys and their families.

Thirteen Lives runs 147 minutes, directed by Ron Howard, released in 2022.

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