USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) Parents Guide: Is the movie OK for kids?

Bontent's parent guide suggests USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage is best for ages 17+. It's rated R. USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage depicts the historical maritime disaster involving Captain Charles B. McVay III and his crew. After delivering atomic bomb components, the ship is sunk by a Japanese submarine, leaving…

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage is officially rated R. Bontent's independent parent guide recommends it for ages 17+.

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage depicts the historical maritime disaster involving Captain Charles B. McVay III and his crew. After delivering atomic bomb components, the ship is sunk by a Japanese submarine, leaving survivors to face five days of dehydration, starvation, and shark attacks in the open ocean. The film…

Contains occasional mild sexual references and brief nudity. A scene at a club at 12 minutes shows a woman exposing her breasts while wearing pasties. Characters make crude, sexually suggestive comments about anatomy and sexual acts.

Moderate to strong; the film features graphic depictions of injuries sustained during the sinking. Scenes include soldiers with severed limbs, visible bone, and open, bloody wounds. Sharks attack crew members in the water, resulting in graphic gore.

Moderate. The film includes the misuse of God's name and features three instances of the f-word, alongside various other mild profanities.

Alcohol consumption and tobacco smoking are recurring throughout the film, reflecting the social standards of the 1940s among naval personnel and civilian characters.

Deals with heavy themes including war trauma, death, suicide, institutional scapegoating, and the psychological deterioration of soldiers trapped at sea.

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage runs 128 minutes, directed by Mario Van Peebles, released in 2016.

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