What is Carry-On about?
An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.
A relentless Christmas Eve thriller where an airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious, dangerous traveler.
Suspenseful and high-octane. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
Carry-On parents guide
No surprises for a PG-13: no sex or nudity and some strong 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
- No gore
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Carry-On scary?
- Only a little. Carry-On has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Carry-On?
- No gore and strong violence.
- What is Carry-On rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is rated PG-13, with some strong language and strong violence. Your call for older kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byJaume Collet-Serra
StarringTaron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Theo Rossi, Logan Marshall-Green
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