2:22 (2017)

2:22 parents guide

There is no US rating to lean on. What we tagged stays mild: some innuendo or implied sex and some violence.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

A couple

One or two sudden jolts.

Gore

No gore

Violence

Some violence

Some fighting or peril.

Sex and nudity

Mild

Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.

Language

Mild

Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is 2:22 scary?

No. 2:22 is not a scary watch.

How gory is 2:22?

No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.

What is 2:22 about?

Two planes almost collide after a blinding flash of light paralyzes air traffic controller Dylan Branson for a few seconds. Suspended from his job, Dylan starts to notice an ominous pattern of sounds and events that repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending precisely at 2:22 p.m. Also drawn into a complex relationship with a woman, Dylan must figure out a way to break the power of the past and take control of time itself.

Cast and crew

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• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”
• “scary but not gory”
• “a horror movie that's actually scary”

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