Is Blood Red Sky scary?

Only a little. Blood Red Sky has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Blood Red Sky?

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

Blood Red Sky (2021)

Film · 2h 3m · In German

Action, Foreign (non-English), Horror, Thriller

A mother with a dark secret unleashes her inner monster to save her son from hijackers on a transatlantic flight.

Suspenseful and high-octane. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Netflix.

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Blood Red Sky parents guide

There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: several jump scares, brutal violence and some strong language.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
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: None flagged; It has no US rating to check against, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
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 Blood Red Sky scary?: Only a little. Blood Red Sky has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Blood Red Sky?: Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is Blood Red Sky about?

A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash the inner monster she has fought to hide.

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

Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.