After Earth (2013)

After Earth parents guide

No surprises for a PG-13: no sex or nudity and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.

Scare

Mildly scary

A few tense or eerie moments.

Jump scares

A couple

One or two sudden jolts.

Gore

Light gore

Some blood or injury, briefly.

Violence

Strong violence

Violence is frequent or intense.

Sex and nudity

None noted

Language

Mild

Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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Three questions

Is After Earth scary?

Only a little. After Earth has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is After Earth?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is After Earth rated, and is it OK for kids?

Rated PG-13. Expect strong violence, so it suits teens more than kids.

What is After Earth about?

One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.

Cast and crew

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Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a fun halloween movie, not too scary”
• “scary but not gory”
• “a movie that will make me cry”