What is Ava about?
A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
A relentless black ops assassin battles for survival when a high-octane mission takes a gritty, dangerous turn.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, Kanopy (free), YouTube (free) and Tubi (free).
Ava parents guide
Some innuendo or implied sex and brutal violence, about what an R should carry.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- 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 Ava scary?
- Only a little. Ava has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Ava?
- Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Ava rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Brutal violence, some strong language and graphic gore. The R is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byTate Taylor
StarringJessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common, Colin Farrell, Geena Davis, Jess Weixler
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