Alice in Borderland (2020)

Alice in Borderland parents guide

Nothing past what a TV-MA promises: real scares and several jump scares.

Scare

Properly scary

Frightening, not just tense.

Jump scares

Several

More than a couple of sudden jolts.

Gore

Graphic gore

Blood and wounds shown clearly.

Violence

Brutal violence

Our top level for violence.

Sex and nudity

Moderate

Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.

Language

Moderate

Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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 Alice in Borderland scary?

Yes, properly. Alice in Borderland is the real thing without being an endurance test.

How gory is Alice in Borderland?

Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is Alice in Borderland rated, and is it OK for kids?

No. It is rated TV-MA, with real scares, several jump scares, and moderate sex and nudity.

What is Alice in Borderland about?

With his two friends, a video-game-obsessed young man finds himself in a strange version of Tokyo where they must compete in dangerous games to win.

Cast and crew

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Alice in Borderland is on our Edge of your seat, Weird and surreal, Survival, Dystopias and Japanese lists.

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

• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”
• “a movie that will make me cry”
• “funny but not stupid, under two hours”

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