Is Avatar: The Way of Water scary?

Only a little. Avatar: The Way of Water has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Avatar: The Way of Water?

Light gore and brutal violence.

What is Avatar: The Way of Water rated, and is it OK for kids?

Rated PG-13. Expect brutal violence and several jump scares, so it suits teens more than kids.

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Film · 3h 12m · Rated PG-13

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

An epic adventure unfolds as a family fights for survival and endures tragedy in a wondrous world.

Intimate. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Disney+.

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Avatar: The Way of Water parents guide

For a PG-13, this one goes further: brutal violence. Beyond that, no sex or nudity and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the violence.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: Several; More than a couple of sudden jolts.
Gore: Light gore; Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence: Brutal violence; Our top level for violence.
Sex and nudity: None noted
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 Avatar: The Way of Water scary?: Only a little. Avatar: The Way of Water has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Avatar: The Way of Water?: Light gore and brutal violence.
What is Avatar: The Way of Water rated, and is it OK for kids?: Rated PG-13. Expect brutal violence and several jump scares, so it suits teens more than kids.

What is Avatar: The Way of Water about?

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves things open rather than tying them up.